---
title: 'The Tenderness of Wolves (1973)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Ulli Lommel'
released: '1973-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 82
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-tenderness-of-wolves-1973'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070957/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Tenderness of Wolves (1973)

1973 · 82 min · Drama, Crime, History · Germany

Original title: Die Zärtlichkeit der Wölfe

## Synopsis

The Tenderness of Wolves is a 1973 West German crime drama film directed by Ulli Lommel. The story is based on the crimes of German serial killer and cannibal Fritz Haarmann. It was written by Kurt Raab, who also stars in the film, and produced by Rainer Werner Fassbinder. It was entered into the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival.

## Credits

- **Producer:** [Rainer Werner Fassbinder](https://cinepixo.com/people/rainer-werner-fassbinder)
- **Screenplay:** [Kurt Raab](https://cinepixo.com/people/kurt-raab)
- **Director:** [Ulli Lommel](https://cinepixo.com/people/ulli-lommel)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Peer Raben](https://cinepixo.com/people/peer-raben)
- **Director of Photography:** [Jürgen Jürges](https://cinepixo.com/people/jurgen-jurges)
- **Editor:** [Thea Eymèsz](https://cinepixo.com/people/thea-eymesz)

## Cast

- [Wolfgang Schenck](https://cinepixo.com/people/wolfgang-schenck)
- [Tana Schanzara](https://cinepixo.com/people/tana-schanzara)
- [Brigitte Mira](https://cinepixo.com/people/brigitte-mira)
- [Margit Carstensen](https://cinepixo.com/people/margit-carstensen)
- [Rosel Zech](https://cinepixo.com/people/rosel-zech)
- [Friedrich-Karl Praetorius](https://cinepixo.com/people/friedrich-karl-praetorius)
- [Rainer Werner Fassbinder](https://cinepixo.com/people/rainer-werner-fassbinder)
- [Jürgen Prochnow](https://cinepixo.com/people/jurgen-prochnow)
- [Hans Hirschmüller](https://cinepixo.com/people/hans-hirschmuller)
- [Karl Scheydt](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-scheydt)
- [Heinrich Giskes](https://cinepixo.com/people/heinrich-giskes)
- [Kurt Raab](https://cinepixo.com/people/kurt-raab)
- [Ingrid Caven](https://cinepixo.com/people/ingrid-caven)
- [Rainer Will](https://cinepixo.com/people/rainer-will)
- [Rainer Hauer](https://cinepixo.com/people/rainer-hauer)

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