Tenderness of the Wolves
A German serial killer preys on boys and young men during the so-called years of crisis between the wars. Based on the true story of Fritz Haarmann, aka the Butcher of Hanover and the Vampire of Hanover.
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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
Inigo Natzel
Opfer
Hans Tarantik
Opfer
Christoph Eichhorn
Opfer
Johannes Wacker
Opfer
Oliver Hirschmüller
Opfer
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