Diary of a Serial Killer
Tagebuch eines Frauenmörders
Synopsis
Böhm, a young marriage swindler, meets up with an old school friend who works as a writer. Lehmann writes sensational factual reports about spies and murderers. When Mr. Böhm learns that he can make money by claiming to be a murderer, he pretends to be a woman-killer. His old school friend Lehmann then takes him to his agent Mr. Marojan. While the "factual report" is in full swing, the police discover the truth, namely that Böhm is not a murderer at all. So as not to disappoint the magazines, Böhm, Lehmann and agent Marojan come up with a perfidious plan: Böhm is actually to murder women. A victim is soon found, but "woman killer" Böhm makes a fatal mistake...
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Siegfried Lowitz
John Marojan
Helmut Qualtinger
Rudi Böhm
Günter Pfitzmann
Werner Lehmann
Ingrid van Bergen
Ileana Marojan
Manfred Heidmann
Dr. Erik Gilbert
Elisabeth Wiedemann
Ursula
Udo Vioff
Günter Schmidt
Christiane Schröder
Dr. Jolanda Schmidt
Paul Klinger
Kriminalrat Rose
Henning Schlüter
Beamter vom Verfassungsschutz
Hans-Werner Bussinger
Kriminalassistent Fischer
Barbara Morawiecz
Marja
Christa Rossenbach
Veronique Gilbert
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Helmut Käutner
- Screenplay & Story
- István Békeffy
- Original Title
- Tagebuch eines Frauenmörders
- Country of Origin
- Germany
- Spoken Languages
- German
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Production Studios
- Sender Freies Berlin
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Helmut Käutner
István Békeffy
Department Leadership Roster
Helmut Käutner
Director
István Békeffy
Writer
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What is Diary of a Serial Killer about?
Böhm, a young marriage swindler, meets up with an old school friend who works as a writer. Lehmann writes sensational factual reports about spies and murderers. When Mr. Böhm learns that he can make money by claiming to be a murderer, he pretends to be a woman-killer. His old school friend Lehmann then takes him to his agent Mr. Marojan. While the "factual report" is in full swing, the police discover the truth, namely that Böhm is not a murderer at all. So as not to disappoint the magazines, Böhm, Lehmann and agent Marojan come up with a perfidious plan: Böhm is actually to murder women. A victim is soon found, but "woman killer" Böhm makes a fatal mistake...
Who directed Diary of a Serial Killer?
Diary of a Serial Killer was directed by Helmut Käutner.
Who stars in Diary of a Serial Killer?
The principal cast of Diary of a Serial Killer includes Siegfried Lowitz, Helmut Qualtinger, Günter Pfitzmann, Ingrid van Bergen, Manfred Heidmann.
When was Diary of a Serial Killer released and how long is it?
Diary of a Serial Killer was released in 1969 with a total runtime of 1h 40m.