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Tod der Engel

Nov 9, 1992

1h 41m

★ 0.0

Overview

Gerhard Wismuth is said to have killed his two children. The press takes up the case and does good business with the grieving mother Brigitte. Then the trial takes a surprising turn: The accused incriminates his wife, who allegedly has a lover and murdered the children for his sake. The TV movie is reminiscent of the "Weimar case".

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

ZDF

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Cast

Brigitte Wismuth

Marita Marschall

Gerhard Wismuth

Wolfram Berger

Richter Jerichow

Gerd Fitz

Günter Clemens

Alexander Duda

Britta Fischer

Gisela Freudenberg

Horst Sachtleben

Paolo Magagna

Barbara Weinzierl

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