---
title: 'Birgitt Haas Must Be Killed (1981)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Laurent Heynemann'
released: '1981-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 105
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/birgitt-haas-must-be-killed-1981'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082547/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Birgitt Haas Must Be Killed (1981)

1981 · 105 min · Drama, Thriller · Germany, France

Original title: Il faut tuer Birgitt Haas

## Synopsis

Birgitt Haas Must Be Killed is a 1981 French-West German political thriller film directed by Laurent Heynemann and starring Philippe Noiret, Jean Rochefort and Lisa Kreuzer. It is based on the novel L'histoire de Birgitt Haas by French film critic Guy Teisseir (1934-1993).

## Credits

- **Director:** [Laurent Heynemann](https://cinepixo.com/people/laurent-heynemann)
- **Screenplay:** [Laurent Heynemann](https://cinepixo.com/people/laurent-heynemann), [Caroline Huppert](https://cinepixo.com/people/caroline-huppert)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Philippe Sarde](https://cinepixo.com/people/philippe-sarde)
- **Editor:** [Armand Psenny](https://cinepixo.com/people/armand-psenny)

## Cast

- [Jean Rochefort](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-rochefort)
- [Maurice Teynac](https://cinepixo.com/people/maurice-teynac)
- [Vitus Zeplichal](https://cinepixo.com/people/vitus-zeplichal)
- [Peter Chatel](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-chatel)
- [Stéphan Meldegg](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephan-meldegg)
- [Michèle Grellier](https://cinepixo.com/people/michele-grellier)
- [André Wilms](https://cinepixo.com/people/andre-wilms)
- [Christian Bouillette](https://cinepixo.com/people/christian-bouillette)
- [Lucienne Hamon](https://cinepixo.com/people/lucienne-hamon)
- [Michel Beaune](https://cinepixo.com/people/michel-beaune)
- [Roland Blanche](https://cinepixo.com/people/roland-blanche)
- [Jacques Poitrenaud](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-poitrenaud)
- [Philippe Noiret](https://cinepixo.com/people/philippe-noiret)
- [Louba Guertchikoff](https://cinepixo.com/people/louba-guertchikoff)
- [Lisa Kreuzer](https://cinepixo.com/people/lisa-kreuzer)

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