Fegefeuer (1988)
The story of Austrian, Johann "Jack" Unterweger, who wrote a book about his criminal past while serving a life term in prison for assault. In 1974, Unterweger murdered 18-year-old German citizen Margaret Schäfer by strangling her with her own bra, and in 1976 was arrested and sentenced to life in prison.
Director: Willi Hengstler
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Bobby Prem as Jack Unterweger |
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Ingrid Ettlmayer as Marion |
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Jürgen Goslar as grandfather |
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Jeanette Mühlmann as mother |
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Hartmut Nolte as |
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Katharina Wressnig as Chris |
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Romeo Sitar as Jack Unterweger (child) |
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Ute Radkohl as social worker |
| Directing | Willi Hengstler | Director |
| Writing | Jack Unterweger | Novel |
| Writing | Bernhard Seiter | Writer |
| Writing | Willi Hengstler | Writer |
| Sound | Karlheinz Miklin | Music |
| Editing | Eliška Štíbrová | Editor |
| Art | Andrea Zahlbruckner-Jaufer | Art Direction |
| Sound | Walter Fiklocki | Sound |
| Production | Dieter Pochlatko | Producer |
| Camera | Jiří Štíbr | Director of Photography |