The Day the Rains Came (German: Am Tag als der Regen kam) is a 1959 West German crime film directed by Gerd Oswald and starring Mario Adorf, Christian Wolff, Gert Fröbe and Elke Sommer. It is named after song "Am Tag als der Regen kam" by Dalida, which was a big hit of the year; then it was customary to release a film named after the hit songs of the moment.
The film's sets were designed by the art director Paul Markwitz and Hans Jürgen Kiebach. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and on location in West Berlin.
Cast
Mario Adorf as Werner Maurer
Christian Wolff as Robert
Gert Fröbe as Dr. Albert Maurer
Corny Collins as Inge Zimmermann
Elke Sommer as Ellen
Claus Wilcke as Rudi
Ernst Jacobi as Fritz
Gert Günther Hoffmann as Willi
Wolf Richards as Otto
Uwe Gauditz as Professor
Horst Naumann as Kriminalassistent Thiel
Ulla Moritz as Bardame im Splendid
Harry Hertzsch
Arno Paulsen as Textilkaufmann Grossmann
Herbert Weissbach as Rummelplatzpächter Streichan