Dreaded serial killer Peter Kurten voluntarily turns himself over to the authorities. A young lawyer, eager to prove Kurten's mental derangement, agrees to defend a man who terrorized Germany between 1929 and 1931. In studying the case and meeting with the intelligent, cold-blooded manipulator, the young idealist's values become warped.
as Peter Kürten
as Advocate Wehner
as Marie Kürten
as Reception Clerk
as Klein
as Wenge
as Judge
as Eva
as Mrs. Kleinová
as Attorney
as Knacker
as Warder
as Josephine Budlick
