Tenderness of the Wolves (1973)

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95 min - Crime | Horror | Thriller - 12 July 1973 (West Germany)

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Ratings: 6.8/10 from 463 users
Reviews: 17 user | 8 critic

Story of a gay serial killer who murders young boys so he can serve them as dinner to his circle of fellow cannibals.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Kurt Raab	...	Insp. Fritz Haarmann
	Jeff Roden	...	Hans Grans
	Margit Carstensen	...	Frau Lindner
	Ingrid Caven	...	Dora
	Wolfgang Schenck	...	Kommissar Braun
	Brigitte Mira	...	Louise Engel
	Rainer Hauer	...	Kommissar Müller
	Barbara Bertram	...	Elli
	Rainer Werner Fassbinder	...	Wittowski
	Heinrich Giskes	...	Lungis
	Friedrich Karl Praetorius	...	Kurt Fromm
	Karl von Liebezeit	...	Herr Engel
	Walter Kaltheuner	...	Schuhmacher
	El Hedi ben Salem	...	Französischer Soldat
	Rainer Will	...	Opfer (as Reiner Will)

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Storyline

In 1925, in Germany, Fritz Haarmann is a homosexual, thief and sneak, having a special license from the police. He sells meat in the black market. He also kills boys and young men, drinking their blood, quarter-sewing their bodies and throwing away the parts in a river. Certainly what he sells in the black market is human meat. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Crime | Horror | Thriller | Drama

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Country:

West Germany

Language:

German

Release Date:

12 July 1973 (West Germany) See more »

Also Known As:

La tendresse des loups See more »

Filming Locations:

Düsseldorf, North Rhine - Westphalia, Germany See more »

Box Office

Budget:

DEM 250,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Tango Film See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Germany: 95 min | USA: 86 min | USA: 82 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

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Trivia

Listed as one of the 1,000 movies that will change your life in the book by TimeOut. See more »

Crazy Credits

"Mein Tod und Blut gebe ich gern zur Sühne in Gottes Arme und
Gerechtigkeit" Fritz Haarmann
(I will gladly give my death and blood as a reparation into the arms of god
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Referenced in Zodiac Killer (2005) See more »

Tenderness of the Wolves (1973)
Die Zärtlichkeit der Wölfe (original title)

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