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Gesche's Poison (1998)

Directed by Walburg von Waldenfels

Thriller · 1h 35m

A psychological portrait loosely based on the true story of Gesche Gottfried who became notorious in 19th century Bremen for killing fifteen people with arsenic. Known by her neighbors and friends as a merciful Christian, loving mother and devoted wife, she poisoned within fifteen years her parents, her brother, two husbands, three children and numerous friends. When caught, she never denied her deeds, but could not give any reason.

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Cast

Geno Lechner Gesche Gottfried Stefan Kurt Gottfried Margit Carstensen Mutter Timm Sylvester Groth Johann Timm Thomas Anzenhofer Theodor Antje Westermann Beta Klaus Manchen Vater Timm

Crew

Director
Walburg von Waldenfels
Writer
Walburg von Waldenfels, Christian Frosch
Director of Photography
Krzysztof Ptak
Editor
Christel Orthmann
Producer
Jost Hering

Details

Original title
Gesches Gift
Release date
1998-01-01
Runtime
1h 35m
Genres
Thriller
Original language
DE
Spoken languages
German
Countries
Germany