Fegefeuer

• 6.5 Crime
• 1988-01-01
• 83 minutes mins

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.

Starring:

Bobby Prem (Jack Unterweger) Ingrid Ettlmayer (Marion) Jürgen Goslar (grandfather) Jeanette Mühlmann (mother) Hartmut Nolte () Katharina Wressnig (Chris) Romeo Sitar (Jack Unterweger (child)) Ute Radkohl (social worker)

Director:

Willi Hengstler

Writer:

Willi Hengstler Bernhard Seiter