Tenderness of the Wolves (1973)
Die Zärtlichkeit der Wölfe
82 min
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.
- Release date
- June 29, 1973
- Country of origin
- Germany
- Music
- Peer Raben
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Trailer
Cast
- Kurt Raab as Insp. Fritz Haarmann
- Jeff Roden as Hans Grans
- Margit Carstensen as Frau Lindner
- Ingrid Caven as Dora
- Wolfgang Schenck as Kommissar Braun
- Brigitte Mira as Louise Engel
- Rainer Hauer as Kommissar Müller
- Barbara Bertram as Elli
- Rainer Werner Fassbinder as Wittowski
- Heinrich Giskes as Lungis
- El Hedi ben Salem as Französischer Soldat
- Christoph Eichhorn as Opfer
- Johannes Wacker as Opfer
- Rosel Zech as Dame an der Tür
- Irm Hermann as Frau, die Kleider hergibt
- Renate Grosser as Frau, die Kleider hergibt
- Jürgen Prochnow as Hehler
- Wolfgang Schneider as Hehler
- Hans Hirschmüller as Fahrradkäufer
- Tana Schanzara as Nachbarin
- Rudolf Waldemar Brem as Gast
- Peter Chatel as Karl Meier
- Karl Scheydt as Kommissar
Crew
- Ulli Lommel · Director
- Kurt Raab · Writer
- Rainer Werner Fassbinder · Producer
- Michael Fengler · Producer
- Peer Raben · Composer
- Jürgen Jürges · Cinematographer
- Thea Eymèsz · Editor
- Rainer Werner Fassbinder · Editor
- Kurt Raab · Production designer