Director
Romuald Karmakar
Cast
Götz George, Jürgen Hentsch, Pierre Franckh
Edition 1996
110'
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1995
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Crime, Drama
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Dialogue:
German
It is 1924, the year in which Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau's "The Last Laugh" was made, Thomas Mann's "Magic Mountain" was published and Adolf Hitler was accused of high treason in
Munich. It is also the year in which one criminal case caused a huge sensation among the
German public. Salesman Fritz Haarmann admitted to having killed and dismembered the
bodies of 24 young men. He denied accusations of cannibalism. Professer Dr Ernst Schultze
was commissioned to prepare a psychiatric report determining the soundness of the accused's
mind. In August 1924 the six-week examination began at a clinic in Göttingen. The
conversations which were documented in shorthand by a secretary form the basis of this film.
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Credits
Directors
Romuald Karmakar
Cast
Götz George, Jürgen Hentsch, Pierre Franckh
Scenario
Romuald Karmakar, Michael Farin
More info
Dialogue
German
Countries of production
Germany
Screenplay based on
Psychiatrisch rapport
Year
1995