03 Feb 1995
In the Mouth of Madness
An insurance investigator begins discovering the impact a horror writer's books has on his fans is more than inspirational.
Der Sandmann
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.
Top Billed Cast
Götz George Henry Kupfer
Karoline Eichhorn Ina Littmann
Barbara Rudnik Sabine Ammann
Martin Armknecht Volker Lommel
Jürgen Hentsch Hauptkommissar Stolpe
Matthias Fuchs Zwick
Michael Brandner Hermann Krieger
Rudolf Kowalski Neuhaus
Michael Schenk Günther
Wolfgang Pregler Alfons 'Alf' Becher
Alexa Maria Surholt Evi Schlicht
Ilka Teichmüller Margit
Götz Argus Dellinger
Inga Busch Rothaarige Prostituierte
Claus Dieter Clausnitzer Anwalt von Henry Kupfer
Detlev Redinger Buchhändler
Harald Koch Dekorateur Chris
Roland Kenda Gefängnisdirektor
Klaus Münster Zuhälter (uncredited)
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