Der Venusmörder

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Der Venusmörder

1996

1h 32m

6.5(2 votes)

Crime

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TV Movie

Overview

A serial killer kills redheaded women and drapes them like Venus from Sandro Botticellis artwork.

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Cast & Crew

10 members

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Katja Flint

Laura Grimm

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Hannes Jaenicke

Dr. Klaus Stern

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Ralph Herforth

Hauptkommissar Strack

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Thierry van Werveke

Dr. Limbach

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Karin Anselm

Oberkommissarin Hellmann

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Iris Böhm

Nicole (uncredited)

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Maxi Biewer

Sonja Vetur (uncredited)

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Christa Strobel

Großmutter (uncredited)

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Volker Risch

Hanno Grimm (uncredited)

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Joachim Paul Assböck

Dr. Thomas Gabriel (uncredited)

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