---
title: 'Death is My Trade (1977)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Theodor Kotulla'
released: '1977-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 145
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/death-is-my-trade-1977'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075708/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Death is My Trade (1977)

1977 · 145 min · Drama, History · Germany

Original title: Aus einem deutschen Leben

## Synopsis

Death is My Trade is a 1977 German film, which is based on the script of director Theodor Kotulla, starring Götz George in the leading role. The script is based on the French novel La mort est mon métier by Robert Merle, which was published in 1952.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Theodor Kotulla](https://cinepixo.com/people/theodor-kotulla)
- **Screenplay:** [Theodor Kotulla](https://cinepixo.com/people/theodor-kotulla)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Eberhard Weber](https://cinepixo.com/people/eberhard-weber)
- **Producer:** [Volker Canaris](https://cinepixo.com/people/volker-canaris)

## Cast

- [Matthias Fuchs](https://cinepixo.com/people/matthias-fuchs)
- [Claus-Dieter Reents](https://cinepixo.com/people/claus-dieter-reents)
- [Peter Petran](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-petran)
- [Sigurd Fitzek](https://cinepixo.com/people/sigurd-fitzek)
- [Elisabeth Schwarz](https://cinepixo.com/people/elisabeth-schwarz)
- [Walter Czaschke](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-czaschke) as Adolf Eichmann
- [Kai Taschner](https://cinepixo.com/people/kai-taschner)
- [Götz George](https://cinepixo.com/people/gotz-george) as Rudolf Höss
- [Kurt Hübner](https://cinepixo.com/people/kurt-hubner)
- [Werner Schwuchow](https://cinepixo.com/people/werner-schwuchow)
- [Hans Korte](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-korte) as Heinrich Himmler
- [Peter Franke](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-franke)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/death-is-my-trade-1977
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