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1974 · 1h 56m
After the death of her abusive father, lonely librarian Martha finds herself caught up in a strange, sadomasochistic relationship with a monstrous husband whom she begins to suspect may be trying to murder her.
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“A bond marked by fear!”
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Margit Carstensen
Martha
Karlheinz Böhm
Helmut
Barbara Valentin
Marianne
Peter Chatel
Kaiser
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Produced by
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Wolfgang Schenck
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Secretary
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Waitress
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Nurse
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Michael Ballhaus
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Peter Berling
Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Rudolf Waldemar Brem
Telephone Man (uncredited)
Karl Scheydt
Marianne's Husband (uncredited)
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