Diary of a Serial Killer (1969)
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...
Director: Helmut Käutner
Genre: Crime
Runtime: 100 min
Release Date: June 18, 1969
Cast
- 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
Screenplay
Production: Sender Freies Berlin
Country: Germany
Language: Deutsch
Original Language: de
More Films by Director: Helmut Käutner
More Films in Genre: Crime
Frequently Asked Questions
- 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?
- Diary of a Serial Killer stars Siegfried Lowitz, Helmut Qualtinger, Günter Pfitzmann, Ingrid van Bergen, Manfred Heidmann, Elisabeth Wiedemann.
- How long is Diary of a Serial Killer?
- Diary of a Serial Killer has a runtime of 1h 40m (100 minutes).
- What genre is Diary of a Serial Killer?
- Diary of a Serial Killer is a Crime film.
- Where was Diary of a Serial Killer produced?
- Diary of a Serial Killer was produced in Germany.