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Deathmaker is a 1995 German film directed by Romuald Karmakar and starring Gotz George , Jurgen Hentsch and Pierre Franckh .. Romuald Karmakar. Romuald Karmakar. Gotz George. Gotz George. Jurgen Hentsch. Jurgen Hentsch. Pierre Franckh. Pierre Franckh. The film is based on the transcripts of the interrogation of the notorious serial killer Fritz Haarmann .. Fritz Haarmann. Fritz Haarmann. The film received several awards and nominations .. The film was awarded the Deutscher Filmpreis Best Feature Film , Deutscher Filmpreis Best Direction and Deutscher Filmpreis Best Actor in 1996 .. Deutscher Filmpreis Best Feature Film. Deutscher Filmpreis. Gotz George also won the Volpi Cup at the Venice Film Festival for his role .. Gotz George. Gotz George. Volpi Cup. Volpi Cup. Venice Film Festival. Venice Film Festival. It was chosen as Germany 's official submission to the 69th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film , but did not manage to receive a nomination .. official submission. List of German submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. 69th Academy Awards. 69th Academy Awards. Best Foreign Language Film. Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film