"Death is just the Beginning"

1988

1h 11m

5.1(328 votes)

Drama

Horror

Overview

A necrophilic street sweeper who cleans up after grisly accidents brings home a corpse for him and his girlfriend to enjoy sexually, but is dismayed to see that she prefers the corpse over him.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Beatrice Manowski

Betty

Harald Lundt

Bruno

Colloseo Schulzendorf

Joe

Volker Hauptvogel

Man with gun

Patricia Leipold

Prostitute

Franz Rodenkirchen

Pornokiller

Daktari Lorenz

Robert Schmadtke

Jörg Buttgereit

J.S.A.

Harald Weis

Dead in Garden

Suza Kohlstedt

Vera

Creative team

Directed by: Jörg Buttgereit
Written by: Jörg Buttgereit
Franz Rodenkirchen
Produced by: Manfred O. Jelinski

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