Der Sandmann

Oct 4, 1995

1h 35m

★ 5.3

Overview

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.

Genres

Thriller

Production Companies

teamWorx

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Cast

Henry Kupfer

Götz George

Ina Littmann

Karoline Eichhorn

Sabine Ammann

Barbara Rudnik

Volker Lommel

Martin Armknecht

Hauptkommissar Stolpe

Jürgen Hentsch

Zwick

Matthias Fuchs

Hermann Krieger

Michael Brandner

Neuhaus

Rudolf Kowalski

Günther

Michael Schenk

Alfons 'Alf' Becher

Wolfgang Pregler

Evi Schlicht

Alexa Maria Surholt

Margit

Ilka Teichmüller

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