

Der Sandmann
1995-10-04 · 95 min · ★ 5.6
The ambitious young Ina Littmann is an investigative journalist for the TV talk show "Eye in Eye". Her current subject is Henry Kupfer, who wrote a bestseller about a psychopathic killer after he was himself in prison for 8 years for manslaughter. As an entry for the show Ina plans to use a current series of brutal murders among prostitutes. When Ina meets Kupfer, she is despised and fascinated at the same time. Soon she's convinced that Kupfer not only writes about murders, but commits them himself. She smells a smash hit and prepares to prove him guilty on the show.
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- Directors
- Nico Hofmann
- Production companies
- teamWorx
- Countries
- Germany
- Status
- Released
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Götz GeorgeHenry Kupfer
Karoline EichhornIna Littmann
Barbara RudnikSabine Ammann
Martin ArmknechtVolker Lommel
Jürgen HentschHauptkommissar Stolpe
Matthias FuchsZwick
Michael BrandnerHermann Krieger
Rudolf KowalskiNeuhaus
Michael SchenkGünther
Wolfgang PreglerAlfons 'Alf' Becher
Alexa Maria SurholtEvi Schlicht
Ilka TeichmüllerMargit
Götz ArgusDellinger
Inga BuschRothaarige Prostituierte
Claus Dieter ClausnitzerAnwalt von Henry Kupfer
Detlev RedingerBuchhändler
Harald KochDekorateur Chris
Roland KendaGefängnisdirektor
Klaus MünsterZuhälter (uncredited)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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