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."

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

Friedrich Karl Praetorius

as Kurt Fromm

Karl von Liebezeit

as Herr Engel

Walter Kaltheuner

as Schuhmacher

El Hedi ben Salem

as Französischer Soldat

Rainer Will

as Opfer

Inigo Natzel

as Opfer

Hans Tarantik

as Opfer

Christoph Eichhorn

as Opfer

Johannes Wacker

as Opfer

Oliver Hirschmüller

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

Joachim Preen

as Gast

Erwin Bootz

as Barpianist

Peer Raben

as Vater

Hannelore Tiefenbrunner

as Frau Bucher

Peter Gauhe

as Polizist

Ulli Lommel

as Hans Grans

Crew

Ulli Lommel

Director

Kurt Raab

Writer

Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Producer

Michael Fengler

Producer

Thea Eymèsz

Editor

Jürgen Jürges

Director of Photography

Peer Raben

Original Music Composer

Kurt Raab

Production Design