Schramm

"Into the Mind of a Serial Killer"

1993 1h 5m DE

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5.8

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★5.8TMDB · 86

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Synopsis

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Lothar Schramm is a simple man with complex problems, yet he seems like such a nice guy. He works as a taxi driver and lives by himself where he is happy to answer his door to strangers and kill them outright. As with many shy loner types he has a problem dealing with women so he drugs them and photographs their nude bodies for sexual stimulation. He then murders his helpless victims and so goes the life of a deranged serial killer.

“Into the Mind of a Serial Killer”

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Cast

Florian Koerner von Gustorf
Lothar Schramm
Monika M.
Marianne
Micha Brendel
Believer
Carolina Harnisch
Believer
Xaver Schwarzenberger
Old Man 1
Gerd Horvath
Old Man 2
Michael Brynntrup
Jesus
Franz Rodenkirchen
Dentist

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jörg Buttgereit
Writers: Franz Rodenkirchen, Jörg Buttgereit, Jörg Buttgereit
Languages: French, German
Countries: Germany

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RUNTIME

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Tight 65-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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33 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, German.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Schramm Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Jörg Buttgereit shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Florian Koerner von Gustorf and Monika M. and Micha Brendel carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Into the Mind of a Serial Killer".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0108053 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jörg Buttgereit directs. Jörg Buttgereit cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in French, German.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 65-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
233 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, German.
4Part of the "Schramm Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Editor Jörg Buttgereit shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Florian Koerner von Gustorf and Monika M. and Micha Brendel carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Into the Mind of a Serial Killer".
8IMDB entry: tt0108053 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 86 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.