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Tenderness of the Wolves

5.719731h 22mMovieHorrorCrimeDrama

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.

DirectorUlli Lommel
WriterKurt Raab
ProducersMichael Fengler·Rainer Werner Fassbinder

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Cast · Directed by Ulli Lommel

KRKurt Raab
Kurt Raab
Insp. Fritz Haarmann
JR
Jeff Roden
Hans Grans
MCMargit Carstensen
Margit Carstensen
Frau Lindner
ICIngrid Caven
Ingrid Caven
Dora
WSWolfgang Schenck
Wolfgang Schenck
Kommissar Braun
BMBrigitte Mira
Brigitte Mira
Louise Engel
RH
Rainer Hauer
Kommissar Müller
BBBarbara Bertram
Barbara Bertram
Elli
RFRainer Werner Fassbinder
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Wittowski
HGHeinrich Giskes
Heinrich Giskes
Lungis
FPFriedrich Karl Praetorius
Friedrich Karl Praetorius
Kurt Fromm
KL
Karl von Liebezeit
Herr Engel

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Is Tenderness of the Wolves based on a true story?

Yes — Tenderness of the Wolves is based on true events, dramatising real people and events (some details may be fictionalised for the screen).