Madness Rules (Matto regiert) 74 years old

If any one man is responsible for the rejuvenation of the postwar Swiss film industry, that man was director Leopold Lindtberg. Matto Regiert (Madness Rules) was co-adapted for the screen by Lindtberg from a novel by Friedrich Glauser. Heinrich Gretler stars as Police Constable Studer, the hero of several of Glauser's most popular works. This time, Studer must solve the murder of the director of an insane asylum -- and it's not (surprise, surprise) the most likely suspect, manic-depressive patient Herbert Caplaun. For box-office purposes, Matto Regiert stresses a romantic subplot involving Caplaun and nurse Irma Wasem.

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Madness Rules Cast

Name Character
Sigfrit Steiner He was 40, 81 years old when he died as Kommissar
Emil Hegetschweiler He was 60, 72 years old when he died
Zarli Carigiet He was 39, 73 years old when he died
Heinrich Gretler He was 49, 79 years old when he died as Wachtmeister Studer
Walburga Gmür She was 46, 73 years old when she died
Hans Gaugler He was 34, 84 years old when he died
Friedrich Braun He was 47, 96 years old when he died
Hugo Döblin He was 70, 84 years old when he died
Schaggi Streuli He was 47, 80 years old when he died
Mathilde Danegger She was 43, 84 years old when she died as Dr. med. Spühler
Armin Schweizer He was 54, 76 years old when he died
Walter Morath He was 28, 76 years old when he died
Max Werner Lenz He was 59, 86 years old when he died
Elisabeth Müller She was 20, 80 years old when she died
Max Haufler He was 36, 55 years old when he died

Madness Rules Crew

Name Department
Leopold Lindtberg as Director. He was 44 (81) years old when He died Directing
Madness Rules poster
Madness Rules (74 years)

  • Release day: Friday, April 22, 1949
  • Runtime: 96 minutes