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Tenderness of the Wolves (1973) Plot Summary Explained
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- 1973 · 82 mins · German
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- Jürgen Prochnow, Hans Hirschmüller, Irm Hermann, Margit Carstensen, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Ingrid Caven
Set in the turbulent interwar years, the film follows a German serial killer who stalks boys and young men, depicting the real‑life atrocities of Fritz Haarmann—infamously dubbed the Butcher and Vampire of Hanover. The story draws on his crimes and the societal turmoil of the era.
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