Fritz Haarmann, who has killed at least 27 boys, is questioned by a psychology professor in order to find out whether he is sane and can be held responsible for his crimes. During this ...
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Title: The Deathmaker (1995)
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| Götz George | ... | Fritz Haarmann | |
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Jürgen Hentsch | ... | Prof. Dr. Ernst Schultze |
| Pierre Franckh | ... | Stenograph | |
| Hans-Michael Rehberg | ... | Kommissar Rätz | |
| Matthias Fuchs | ... | Dr. Machnik | |
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Marek Harloff | ... | Fürsorgezögling Kress |
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Christian Honhold | ... | Wärter Schweimler |
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Rainer Feisthorn | ... | Arzt |
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Fritz Haarmann, who has killed at least 27 boys, is questioned by a psychology professor in order to find out whether he is sane and can be held responsible for his crimes. During this interrogation Haarmann reveals his motives and his killing methods. Written by Robert Zeithammel
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23 November 1995 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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[opens the window, walks up close to the doctor]
Fritz Haarmann: And then I always said, "I'm feeding your FISHES!", that's the way I said it.
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Franz Baumann and Orchestra
Lyrics by Ludwig Uhland
Music by Friedrich Silcher
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Fritz Haarmann: The boys always asked me, "Fritz, what to you put in there?"[opens the window, walks up close to the doctor]
Fritz Haarmann: And then I always said, "I'm feeding your FISHES!", that's the way I said it.
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Ich hatte einen KameradenFranz Baumann and Orchestra
Lyrics by Ludwig Uhland
Music by Friedrich Silcher
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this film can be enjoyed, but it's nothing too special. much-praised acting is no better nor worse than one would expect from professional performers. as for direction, maybe i missed it... there didn't seem to be any at all. this is by no means a film to be watched in the cinema. on tv, on a snowy winter evening, okay. better still, watch it performed onstage in a small, intimate theatre, where it belongs... the dearth of good german movies is highlighted by the fact that this very unexceptional effort garnered so much attention and praise in that country, which produces so much, but so little of note. keen to see "manila," though what i've heard thus far is anything but encouraging...