Trailer+1 trailer
Summary
A serial killer whose mother was a prostitute starts killing streetwalkers as a way of paying back his mother for her abuse.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- Graphic violence bothers you
- You scare easily
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 44GoodWatch 49
IMDb5.3
Audience score34%
Running time
1 h 32 min
Shorter than most dramas, −17 min on the typical 109
typical 10992Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 139 countries
+129Released
1976
September 23, 1976
50 years ago
Genres
DramaThrillerLanguage
German
Original language
Made in
- Germany
- Switzerland
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceIntense
- Gore, disturbing imagesStrong
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 4 more23 people
- Klaus KinskiDr. Dennis Orloff / Jack the Ripper
- Josephine ChaplinCynthia
- AMAndreas MannkopffInspektor Selby
- Herbert FuxCharlie, the Fisherman
- Lina RomayMarika Stevenson
- NWNikola WeisseFrieda
- HGHans GauglerMr. Bridger
- UvUrsula von WieseMs. Higgins
- FCFrancine CusterSally Brown
- OGOlga GebhardMrs. Baxter
- AAAngelika ArndtsMrs. Stevenson
- PNPeter NüschSergeant Ruppert
- Esther StuderJeanny
- RERegine ElsenerBlondy
- LBLorli BucherLulu
- MLMike LedererCoach Driver
- ODOtto DornbiererCharlie's Friend
- Walter BaumgartnerPiano Player
- MGMarkus GehrigPoliceman
- PHPeter HolligerBarman
- Roman HuberPoliceman
- RKRolf KunzInnkeeper
- ARAngela RitschardBlackhaired Girl
Directing · 1
- Jesús Franco Director, Screenplay
Production · 2
- Max Dora Producer
- Erwin C. Dietrich Producer
Camera · 2
- Peter Spörri Director of Photography
- Peter Baumgartner Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Marie-Luise Buschke Editor
Sound · 5
- Walter Baumgartner Original Music Composer
- Hans-Walter Kramski Sound Effects
- Hubertus Schmandtke Sound
- Karlheinz Reiber Sound Effects
- Klaus Hein Sound
Art · 1
- Rolf Engler Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Sylvia De Stoutz Costume Design
- Rita Burkhart Makeup Artist
- Jakob Peier Makeup Artist
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