
The Nightmare Woman
1981, German. Directed by Lothar Lambert.
A Berlin woman in her early thirties is trying to handle her psychological problems and childhood trauma with the help of her psychiatrist. She is ashamed and overwhelmed by her masochistic sex fantasies.
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
- Rated
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- Released
- 8 May 1981
- Original title
- Die Alptraumfrau
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Lothar Lambert
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The Nightmare Woman runs 86 minutes (1h 26m).
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The Nightmare Woman isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 8 May 1981. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Nightmare Woman?
If you liked The Nightmare Woman, try The Girl in the Book, Beau Is Afraid, Hanna.
Who directed The Nightmare Woman?
The Nightmare Woman (1981) was directed by Lothar Lambert and stars Ulrike Schirm, Dagmar Beiersdorf, Robert Cutts.