Movie: Der Sandmann

Top 10 Billed Cast

Götz George
Götz George

Henry Kupfer

Karoline Eichhorn
Karoline Eichhorn

Ina Littmann

Barbara Rudnik
Barbara Rudnik

Sabine Ammann

Martin Armknecht
Martin Armknecht

Volker Lommel

Jürgen Hentsch
Jürgen Hentsch

Hauptkommissar Stolpe

Matthias Fuchs
Matthias Fuchs

Zwick

Michael Brandner
Michael Brandner

Hermann Krieger

Rudolf Kowalski
Rudolf Kowalski

Neuhaus

Michael Schenk
Michael Schenk

Günther

Wolfgang Pregler
Wolfgang Pregler

Alfons 'Alf' Becher

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    The ambitious young Ina Littmann is an investigative journalist for the TV talk show "Eye in Eye". Her current subject is Henry Kupfer, who wrote a bestseller about a psychopathic killer after he was himself in prison for 8 years for manslaughter. As an entry for the show Ina plans to use a current series of brutal murders among prostitutes. When Ina meets Kupfer, she is despised and fascinated at the same time. Soon she's convinced that Kupfer not only writes about murders, but commits them himself. She smells a smash hit and prepares to prove him guilty on the show.

  • Release Date

    1995-10-04

  • Average

    5.591

  • Rating:

    2.8 starts
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    Deutsch
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