Only the Wind Knows the Answer

Only the Wind Knows the Answer (German: Die Antwort kennt nur der Wind) is a 1974 West German-French thriller film directed by Alfred Vohrer and starring Maurice Ronet, Marthe Keller and Karin Dor.^[2] It was entered into the 9th Moscow International Film Festival.^[3][4] Location shooting took place on the French Riviera, Zurich, Frankfurt and Munich.

Only the Wind Knows the Answer
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Directed by	Alfred Vohrer
Screenplay by	Manfred Purzer
Based on	The Wind and The Rain (novel) by Johannes Mario Simmel
Produced by	Luggi Waldleitner
Starring	Maurice Ronet Marthe Keller Karin Dor
Cinematography	Petrus R. Schlömp
Edited by	Ingeborg Taschner
Music by	Erich Ferstl
Production companies	Roxy Film Paris-Cannes Productions
Distributed by	Constantin Film
Release date	20 November 1974 (1974-11-20) (West Germany) [1]
Running time	107 minutes
Countries	West Germany France
Language	German

Plot

A millionaire and his crew are killed when his yacht explodes. An insurance detective investigates and soon realises that there is more behind the spectacular accident than meets the eye.

Cast

• Maurice Ronet as Robert Lucas
• Marthe Keller as Angela Delpierre
• Raymond Pellegrin as Inspector Lacrosse
• Karin Dor as Nicole Monnier
• André Falcon as Mr. Ribeyrolles
• Anton Diffring as John Keelwood
• Robert Dalban as the Chief Inspector
• Christian Barbier as Inspector Dupin
• Philippe Baronnet as Alain
• Walter Kohut as Heinz Seeberg
• Charlotte Kerr as Hilde Hellmann
• Eva Pflug as Karin Lucas
• Herbert Fleischmann as Gustav Brandenburg
• Klaus Schwarzkopf
• Heinz Baumann
• Konrad Georg