---
title: 'Lethal Obsession (1987)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Peter Patzak'
released: '1987-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 93
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/lethal-obsession-1987'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093318/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Lethal Obsession (1987)

1987 · 93 min · Drama · Germany

Original title: Der Joker

## Synopsis

Lethal Obsession is a 1987 German crime-thriller film written and directed by Peter Patzak and starring Peter Maffay, Tahnee Welch, Michael York, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Elliott Gould, and Massimo Ghini.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Peter Patzak](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-patzak)
- **Screenplay:** [Peter Patzak](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-patzak), [Jonathan Carroll](https://cinepixo.com/people/jonathan-carroll)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Peter Maffay](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-maffay), [Tony Carey](https://cinepixo.com/people/tony-carey), [Frank Diez](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-diez)
- **Producer:** [Karl Spiehs](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-spiehs)
- **Director of Photography:** [Dietrich Lohmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/dietrich-lohmann)
- **Editor:** [Michou Hutter](https://cinepixo.com/people/michou-hutter)

## Cast

- [Bernard Freyd](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernard-freyd)
- [Otto Retzer](https://cinepixo.com/people/otto-retzer)
- [Karl Merkatz](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-merkatz)
- [Marquard Bohm](https://cinepixo.com/people/marquard-bohm)
- [Michael York](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-york)
- [Tahnee Welch](https://cinepixo.com/people/tahnee-welch)
- [Peter Patzak](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-patzak)
- [Dietmar Mössmer](https://cinepixo.com/people/dietmar-mossmer)
- [Armin Mueller-Stahl](https://cinepixo.com/people/armin-mueller-stahl)
- [Dietmar Mues](https://cinepixo.com/people/dietmar-mues)
- [Klaus Stiglmeier](https://cinepixo.com/people/klaus-stiglmeier)
- [Monica Bleibtreu](https://cinepixo.com/people/monica-bleibtreu)
- [Peter Maffay](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-maffay)
- [Elliott Gould](https://cinepixo.com/people/elliott-gould)
- [Werner Pochath](https://cinepixo.com/people/werner-pochath)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/lethal-obsession-1987
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