Fegefeuer (1988)

Director: Willi Hengstler

The story of Austrian, Johann "Jack" Unterweger, who wrote a book about his criminal past while serving a life term in prison for assault. In 1974, Unterweger murdered 18-year-old German citizen Margaret Schäfer by strangling her with her own bra, and in 1976 was arrested and sentenced to life in prison.

Cast

Bobby Prem

Jack Unterweger

Ingrid Ettlmayer

Marion

Jürgen Goslar

grandfather

Jeanette Mühlmann

mother

Hartmut Nolte

Katharina Wressnig

Chris

Romeo Sitar

Jack Unterweger (child)

Ute Radkohl

social worker