Tenderness of the Wolves (1973)
A German serial killer preys on boys and young men during the so-called years of crisis between the wars. Based on the true story of Fritz Haarmann, aka the Butcher of Hanover and the Vampire of Hanover.
Director: Ulli Lommel
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Kurt Raab as Insp. Fritz Haarmann |
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Jeff Roden as Hans Grans |
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Margit Carstensen as Frau Lindner |
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Ingrid Caven as Dora |
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Wolfgang Schenck as Kommissar Braun |
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Brigitte Mira as Louise Engel |
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Rainer Hauer as Kommissar Müller |
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Barbara Bertram as Elli |
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Rainer Werner Fassbinder as Wittowski |
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Heinrich Giskes as Lungis |
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Friedrich Karl Praetorius as Kurt Fromm |
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Karl von Liebezeit as Herr Engel |
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Walter Kaltheuner as Schuhmacher |
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El Hedi ben Salem as Französischer Soldat |
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Rainer Will as Opfer |
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Inigo Natzel as Opfer |
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Hans Tarantik as Opfer |
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Christoph Eichhorn as Opfer |
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Johannes Wacker as Opfer |
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Oliver Hirschmüller as Opfer |
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Rosel Zech as Dame an der Tür |
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Irm Hermann as Frau, die Kleider hergibt |
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Renate Grosser as Frau, die Kleider hergibt |
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Jürgen Prochnow as Hehler |
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Wolfgang Schneider as Hehler |
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Hans Hirschmüller as Fahrradkäufer |
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Tana Schanzara as Nachbarin |
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Rudolf Waldemar Brem as Gast |
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Peter Chatel as Karl Meier |
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Karl Scheydt as Kommissar |
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Joachim Preen as Gast |
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Erwin Bootz as Barpianist |
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Peer Raben as Vater |
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Hannelore Tiefenbrunner as Frau Bucher |
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Peter Gauhe as Polizist |
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Ulli Lommel as Hans Grans |
| Directing | Ulli Lommel | Director |
| Writing | Kurt Raab | Writer |
| Production | Michael Fengler | Producer |
| Production | Rainer Werner Fassbinder | Producer |
| Editing | Thea Eymèsz | Editor |
| Camera | Jürgen Jürges | Director of Photography |
| Art | Kurt Raab | Production Design |
| Sound | Peer Raben | Original Music Composer |