Obituary of a Beast (1985)
1h
Running Time
January 1, 1985
Release Date
Obituary of a Beast (1985)
1h
Running Time
January 1, 1985
Release Date
Plot.
Between 1962 and 1966, sex murderer Jurgen Bartsch cruelly tortured and killed four children in an old air raid bunker in . This documentary examines the personality of the killer who died in 1976 during voluntary castration surgery at the age of 30. Vilified by the press for his heinous crime, Bartsch also became a case study for famous found criminal psychologists like Alice Miller (who maintains that no one abuses without being abused as a child, and murderers tend to have their own childhood abuse denied by the adults around them). Bartsch never met his birth parents, he was raised in a clinic and later adopted by a cold, unaffectionate couple. By the age of 15, he tortured and killed his first child victim. This informative, fact-filled documentary provides enough details for viewers to come away with a broader understanding of the nature of the criminally insane and society's role in their formation.
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Cast & Crew.

Wilfried Rasch
Himself

Rolf Schübel
Director / Screenplay

Michael Lentz
Screenplay / Idea

Jelka Naber
Producer

Ingeborg Janiczek
Producer

Niels Bolbrinker
Director of Photography

Harald Reetz
Editor

Michael Lentz
Writer
Details.
Release Date
January 1, 1985
Original Name
Nachruf auf eine Bestie
Status
Released
Running Time
1h
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
serial killer