On the Killer's Track

1985 1h 35m DE

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5.8

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★5.8TMDB · 13

Crime

Synopsis

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A man who has just become unemployed kills his closest relatives before he judges himself.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Götz George
Schimanski
Renan Demirkan
Ulli
Eberhard Feik
Thanner
Charles Brauer
Grassmann
Herbert Steinmetz
Krüger
Ulrich Matschoss
Königsberg
Martin Lüttge
Wilkens

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hajo Gies
Writers: Horst Söhnlein, Thomas Wittenburg, Hartmut Grund
Languages: German
Countries: Germany

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ERA

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

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CRAFT

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Part of the "Schimanski Filmreihe" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 6

CAST

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Götz George and Renan Demirkan and Eberhard Feik carry the top of the cast.

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5 / 6

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0090137 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

WILD

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Only 13 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Hajo Gies directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German.

Trivia

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141 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "Schimanski Filmreihe" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Götz George and Renan Demirkan and Eberhard Feik carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0090137 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 13 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.