The story of Austrian, Johann "Jack" Unterweger, who wrote a book about his criminal past while serving a life term in prison for assault. In 1974, Unterweger murdered 18-year-old German citizen Margaret Schäfer by strangling her with her own bra, and in 1976 was arrested and sentenced to life in prison.
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Cast
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Bobby Prem
Jack Unterweger
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Ingrid Ettlmayer
Marion
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Jürgen Goslar
grandfather
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Jeanette Mühlmann
mother
Also in
Scene of the Crime
Auf Achse
Hartmut Nolte
Also in
Deutschlandlied
Scene of the Crime
Katharina Wressnig
Chris
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Jack Unterweger (child)
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Ute Radkohl
social worker
Also in
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Willi Hengstler Director · Bernhard Seiter Writer Jack Unterweger Author
First release January 1, 1988 · Produced in Austria
Production
Epo-Film
Production
Austria
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Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · January 1, 1988
Limited theatrical · Hof
No release date listed for United States.
Austria
October 10, 1988 · Premiere
November 4, 1988 · Theatrical
France
January 1, 1988 · Limited theatrical · Montreal (World Film Festival)
Germany
January 1, 1989 · Limited theatrical · Saarbrücken (Competition for the Max Ophüls-Prize)
September 21, 1989 · Theatrical
Italy
October 1, 1988 · Limited theatrical · Turin