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Jack

Jack

Poet. Lover. Murderer.

20154.51h 37m

Overview

Delving deep into the soul of one of Austria’s most infamous real-life convicts, Jack is a fascinating, unprejudiced look at the path to redemption and the obstacles that bar the way.

Directed by Elisabeth Scharang
Written by Elisabeth Scharang
Produced by Dieter Pochlatko
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Top Cast

Johannes Krisch

Johannes Krisch

Jack Unterweger

Corinna Harfouch

Corinna Harfouch

Susanne Sönnmann

Birgit Minichmayr

Birgit Minichmayr

Marlies Haum

Valerie Pachner

Valerie Pachner

Marlene

Paulus Manker

Paulus Manker

Psychologe Ziehofer

Sarah Viktoria Frick

Sarah Viktoria Frick

Charlotte

Inge Maux

Inge Maux

Jacks Mutter

Rainer Egger

Rainer Egger

Anwalt Knöppl

Michael Fuith

Michael Fuith

Inspektor Andres

Birgit Linauer

Birgit Linauer

Inspektorin Rochl

Themes & Keywords

austriabiographybased on true storyserial killermurderer

About Jack

Jack is a drama, crime film released in 2015 exploring themes of austria, biography, based on true story, serial killer, murderer. Directed by Elisabeth Scharang, it stars Johannes Krisch, Corinna Harfouch, Birgit Minichmayr. Delving deep into the soul of one of Austria’s most infamous real-life convicts, Jack is a fascinating, unprejudiced look at the path to redemption and the obstacles that bar the way.

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