Deathmaker
Deathmaker (German: Der Totmacher) 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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| Directed by | Romuald Karmakar |
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| Edited by | Peter Przygodda |
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| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
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.[1][2][3]
Cast
- Götz George - Fritz Haarmann
- Jürgen Hentsch - Prof. Dr. Ernst Schultze
- Pierre Franckh - Stenograph
- Hans-Michael Rehberg - Kommissar Rätz
- Matthias Fuchs - Dr. Machnik
- Marek Harloff - Fürsorgezögling Kress
References
- H. G. Pflaum. "On the history of the German candidates for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film". German Films. Archived from the original on 2009-05-09. Retrieved 2008-08-27.
- Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- "39 Countries Hoping for Oscar Nominations". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 13 November 1996. Archived from the original on February 9, 1999. Retrieved 5 October 2015.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
External links
- Deathmaker at IMDb
See also
- List of submissions to the 69th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of German submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
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