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Sign in to saveDeathmaker () is a 1995 German film directed by Romuald Karmakar and starring Götz George, Jürgen Hentsch and Pierre Franckh. The film is based on the transcripts of the interrogation of the notorious serial killer Fritz Haarmann.
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6.9Fritz 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.
Cast
- Götz George as Fritz Haarmann
- Jürgen Hentsch as Prof. Dr. Ernst Schultze
- Hans-Michael Rehberg as Kommisar Raetz
- Pierre Franckh as Stenograph
- Matthias Fuchs as Dr. Machnik
- Marek Harloff as Kress
Themes
- court
- child murder
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Deathmaker
- Film.image
- Der Totmacher.jpg
- Film.caption
- Theatrical release poster
- Film.director
- Romuald Karmakar
- Film.producer
- Christian GranderathGebhard HenkeRomuald KarmakarThomas Schühly
- Film.writer
- Romuald KarmakarMichael Farin
- Film.cinematography
- Fred Schuler
- Film.editing
- Peter Przygodda
- Film.studio
- Pantera Film
- Film.distributor
- Warner Bros.
- Film.runtime
- 115 minutes
- Film.country
- Germany
- Film.language
- German
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Participant in
- 8th European Film Awards
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- Germany
- Original language
- German
- Main subject
- Fritz Haarmann
- Director
- Romuald Karmakar
- Screenwriter
- Romuald Karmakar
- Cast member
- Matthias Fuchs
- Production company
- Südwestfunk
- Narrative location
- Göttingen
- Duration
- 110
- FilmAffinity ID
- 730141
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1995-11-23
- film editor
- Peter Przygodda
- title
- Der Totmacher
- set in period
- 1924
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Deathmaker () is a 1995 German film directed by Romuald Karmakar and starring Götz George, Jürgen Hentsch and Pierre Franckh. The film is based on the transcripts of the interrogation of the notorious serial killer Fritz Haarmann.
The film received several awards and nominations. The film was awarded the Deutscher Filmpreis Best Feature Film, Deutscher Filmpreis Best Direction and Deutscher Filmpreis Best Actor in 1996. Götz George also won the Volpi Cup at the Venice Film Festival for his role. It was chosen as Germany's official submission to the 69th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, but did not manage to receive a nomination.
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