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Cast

Jack Unterweger

Jack Unterweger

Self (archive footage)

Bianca Mrak

Bianca Mrak

Self - Jack's Girlfriend

Astrid Wagner

Astrid Wagner

Self - Lawyer & Jack's Girlfriend

John Leake

John Leake

Self - Biographer

Walter Bruschweiler

Walter Bruschweiler

Self

Tim Pigott-Smith

Tim Pigott-Smith

Self - Narrator (voice)

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Ross Harper

Ross Harper

Director

Ross Harper

Ross Harper

Writer

Jack Unterweger

Jack Unterweger

Writer

Tim Pollard

Tim Pollard

Director of Photography

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The Vienna Strangler

20064.0 / 1045 min
Crime, Documentary, Drama

Overview

the poet, the writer, the killer!

The chilling story of Austrian author and serial killer Johann “Jack” Unterweger. Convicted in 1976 for the brutal murder of 18-year-old Margaret Schäfer, strangled with her own bra, Unterweger was sentenced to life in prison. Behind bars, he reinvented himself as a writer, publishing poetry, plays, and an acclaimed autobiography that portrayed his crimes as the product of a troubled youth. His transformation into a literary figure won him the support of intellectuals and politicians, who campaigned for his release. In 1990, after serving just 15 years, Unterweger walked free — hailed as a symbol of rehabilitation.... or was he?