The yacht of millionaire Hellmann explodes in the Mediterranean Sea, with him and 8 men crew on board. Insurance agent Lucas investigates at the Cote D'Azur, because there's the suspicion that it could have been suicide. He finds out that Hellmann's villa was monitored, the tapes also contain information about the explosion. He uses them for blackmail.
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The original title is "Die Antwort kennt nur der Wind" (DE).
The runtime is 107 minutes (1h 47m).
It was a co-production between: France, Germany.
The film was directed by Alfred Vohrer.
The screenplay was written by Manfred Purzer.
The score was composed by Erich Ferstl.
Cinematography was handled by Petrus R. Schlömp.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt0071153.
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Die Antwort kennt nur der Wind
Released
Deutsch
France, Germany
