Via Mala is a 1961 West German drama film directed by Paul May and starring Gert Fröbe, Joachim Hansen and Christine Kaufmann. It is an adaptation of the 1934 novel Via Mala by John Knittel, which had previously been made into a film in 1945. After a tyrannical father in a small Swiss village is killed, almost everyone he knows comes under suspicion of having murdered him. Cast References Bibliography External links 1961 films West German films German drama films German black-and-white films 1961 drama films 1960s German-language films Films about domestic violence Films based on Swiss novels Films based on works by John Knittel Films directed by Paul May Films set in Switzerland Films set in the Alps Remakes of German films Gloria Film films 1960s German films