The Axe of Wandsbek

1951

110 min

7.0

Ends at

Hamburg, Germany 1934: An executioner is needed. Teetjen makes the biggest mistake of his life. Because his butcher shop is facing bankruptcy, he agrees to execute a group of political prisoners for the Nazis. Once this becomes known, Teetjen’s life falls apart.

Budget

$0

Genre

Drama

Director

Falk Harnack

Country

East Germany

Cast & Crew

Erwin Geschonneck

Käthe Braun

Gefion Helmke

Willy A. Kleinau

Ursula Meissner

Blandine Ebinger

Maly Delschaft

Fritz Wisten

Arthur Schröder

Helmuth Hinzelmann

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The Axe of Wandsbek

Hamburg, Germany 1934: An executioner is needed. Teetjen makes the biggest mistake of his life. Because his butcher shop is facing bankruptcy, he agrees to execute a group of political prisoners for the Nazis. Once this becomes known, Teetjen’s life falls apart.

  • Erwin Geschonneck

  • Käthe Braun

  • Gefion Helmke

  • Willy A. Kleinau

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