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Director:
Ulli Lommel
Writer:
Kurt Raab (writer)
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Release Date:
12 July 1973 (West Germany) See more »
Genre:
Crime | Horror | Thriller | Drama See more »
Plot:
Story of a gay serial killer who murders young boys so he can serve them as dinner to his circle of fellow cannibals. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
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Awards:
1 nomination See more »
NewsDesk:
Rosel Zech obituary
 (From The Guardian - Film News. 5 September 2011, 4:05 PM, PDT)
User Reviews:
Fascinating and eerie! See more (17 total) »

Cast

  (in credits order)
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)
Inigo Natzel ... Opfer
Hans Tarantik ... Opfer
Christoph Eichhorn ... Badender
Johannes Wacker ... Opfer
Oliver Hirschmüller ... Opfer
Rosel Zech ... Dame an der Tür
Irm Hermann ... Frau, die Kleider hergiebt
Renate Grosser ... Frau, die Kleider hergiebt

Jürgen Prochnow ... Hehler
Wolfgang Schneider ... Hehler
Hans Hirschmüller ... Fahrradkäufer
Tana Schanzara ... Nachbarin
Rudolf Waldemar Brem
Peter Chatel ... Karl Meier
Karl Scheydt ... Polizei-Kommissar
Joachim Preen
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Ulli Lommel ... Voice of Hans Grans (voice) (uncredited)
Peer Raben ... Vater (uncredited)
Hannelore Tiefenbrunner ... Frau Bucher (uncredited)
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Directed by
Ulli Lommel 
 
Writing credits
Kurt Raab (writer)

Produced by
Rainer Werner Fassbinder .... producer
Michael Fengler .... producer
 
Original Music by
Peer Raben 
 
Cinematography by
Jürgen Jürges 
 
Film Editing by
Thea Eymèsz 
Rainer Werner Fassbinder  (as Franz Walsch)
 
Production Design by
Kurt Raab 
 
Set Decoration by
El Hedi ben Salem 
 
Makeup Department
Elfie Kruse .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Christian Hohoff .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Renate Leiffer .... assistant director
Fritz Müller-Scherz .... assistant director
 
Art Department
El Hedi ben Salem .... props
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Peter Gauhe .... still photographer
Ekkehard Heinrich .... lighting technician
Volker Hombach .... assistant camera
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Katharina Schüttler .... costumes
 
Other crew
Corinna Brocher .... script
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Die Zärtlichkeit der Wölfe" - West Germany (original title)
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Runtime:
Germany:95 min | USA:86 min | USA:82 min (DVD)
Country:
West Germany
Language:
German
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
West Germany:18 (nf) | UK:18 | UK:X (original rating)
Filming Locations:
Düsseldorf, North Rhine - Westphalia, GermanySee more »
Company:
Tango FilmSee more »

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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 »
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18 out of 19 people found the following review useful.
Fascinating and eerie!, 2 June 2002
Author: shaadowlove from Denver, CO USA

This movie was one of the most interesting experiences that I have ever had! On one hand, it made me cringe. (The graphic sex was a surprise; I expected the gore.)On the other hand, it was beautiful and eerie. Great atmosphere... dark and smoky. Full of mystery and forbidden pleasures... cannibalism, vampirism, underage sex, corruption... the list goes on and on. Kurt Raab was frightening as Fritz Haarman: child molester, vampire, cannibal and black market salesman. He lures young boys off of the street and takes them back to his small, dingy apartment. Once there, he molests them (before, and sometimes after he kills them) murders them in cold blood and processes their carcasses to sell as meat in this post-WW2 drama. Both sexy and revolting, Raab draws the viewer into his dark, tortured psyche without garnering any sympathy for his dilemma. He is in one word, depraved.

Fritz' neighbor is hearing strange chopping noises in the night--- she does not like his way of bringing strange boys to the apartment. Suspicious, she contacts the police, who basically patronize her, until the murders become so numerous that they are impossible to ignore any longer. Go see this film. It is a truly disturbing experience.

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