Der Menschenfresser
Brief Synopsis
A middle-aged female crime-writer meets a stranger on a train to Berlin, who introduces himself as "the man-eater." Initially she dismisses him as preposterous, but she begins to take him increasingly at his word as the trip progresses.
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Otto Alexander Jahrreis
Director
Irene Kugler
Helmut Lorin
Edith Teichmann
Eva Ebner
Sina Diedler-engel
Film Details
Also Known As
Menschenfresser, Profession: People Eater
Genre
Drama
Thriller
Release Date
1994
Production Company
Arte; Studio Babelsberg Motion Pictures Gmbh; Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (Zdf)
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 30m
Synopsis
A middle-aged female crime-writer meets a stranger on a train to Berlin, who introduces himself as "the man-eater." Initially she dismisses him as preposterous, but she begins to take him increasingly at his word as the trip progresses.
Film Details
Also Known As
Menschenfresser, Profession: People Eater
Genre
Drama
Thriller
Release Date
1994
Production Company
Arte; Studio Babelsberg Motion Pictures Gmbh; Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (Zdf)
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 30m
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Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 1994
Released in United States May 1994
Shown at Cannes Film Festival (market) May 12-23, 1994.
Released in United States May 1994 (Shown at Cannes Film Festival (market) May 12-23, 1994.)
Released in United States 1994
Feature directorial debut by filmmaker Otto Alexander Jahrreiss.
