Based on a true story.
A killer is released from prison and breaks into a remote home to kill a woman, her handicapped son and her pretty daughter.
Cast
Erwin Leder
Psychopath
Robert Hunger-Bühler
Psychopath (voice)
Silvia Rabenreither
Daughter
Karin Springer
Daughter (voice)
Edith Rosset
Mother
Josefine Lakatha
Mother (voice) / Passer-by
Rudolf Götz
Son
Renate Kastelik
Taxi Driver
Hermann Groissenberger
Guest at café
Claudia Schinko
Guest at café
Beate Jurkowitsch
Guest at café
Rosa Schandl
Waitress at café
Rolf Bock
Policeman
Emil Polaczek
Policeman
Helmut Hrdina
Prison guard
Adolf Hagmann
Prison guard
Karl Riepl
Prison guard
Günther Dietz
Prison guard
Elisabeth Fez
Passer-by
Paula Elkins
Passer-by
Tennesee Gelinek
Passer-by
Vallerian Tomsich
Passer-by
Rafael Gelinek
Passer-by
Mischa Griegor
Passer-by
Andrea Eckelbacher
Passer-by
Martin Kretschier
Passer-by
Ursula Kretschier
Passer-by
Tina Schlögl
Passer-by
Rudolf Steger
Passer-by
Walter Herzog
Passer-by
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- Release Date 01/01/1983
- Language German
- Director Gerald Kargl
- Writers Zbigniew Rybczyński, Gerald Kargl
- Editor Zbigniew Rybczyński
- Cinematographer Zbigniew Rybczyński
- Producers Josef Reitinger-Laska, Gerald Kargl
- Company Gerald Kargl
- Budget $472,000
| Country | Date | Format | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Jan 1, 1983 | Theatrical | — |
| AT | Oct 28, 1983 | Theatrical (Limited) (Vienna) | — |
| BE | Jan 1, 1984 | Physical (VHS) | 14 |
| France | Jan 1, 1984 | Physical (VHS) | 18 |
| Japan | Jan 1, 1984 | Physical (VHS) | — |
| Germany | Feb 1, 1984 | Premiere (Berlin International Film Festival) | 18 |
| Canada | Jul 1, 1998 | Premiere | 18A |
| France | Jan 1, 2006 | Premiere (Fantastic'Arts) | — |
| Germany | Jun 1, 2006 | Physical | 18 |
| France | Jul 4, 2012 | Physical | — |
| United States | Jun 10, 2015 | Theatrical (Limited) | — |
| Canada | Jul 16, 2015 | Premiere (Rue Morgue's CineMacabre Movie Nights) | 18A |
| United States | Aug 18, 2015 | Physical | — |
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