The Tenderness of Wolves (1973)

Original title

Die Zärtlichkeit der Wölfe

Directed by

Ulli Lommel

Genre

drama film, crime film, biographical film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

Germany

Runtime

1h 22m

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 46 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A drama about the real-life serial killer Fritz Haarmann in 1920s Germany. It follows his murderous acts and how he escaped detection for years.

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What happens

The Tenderness of Wolves (German: Die Zärtlichkeit der Wölfe) is a 1973 West German crime drama film directed by Ulli Lommel. The story is based on the crimes of German serial killer and cannibal Fritz Haarmann. It was written by Kurt Raab, who also stars in the film, and produced by Rainer Werner Fassbinder. It was entered into the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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