The Axe of Wandsbek
1951 · 110 min · Drama
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.
- Director
- Falk Harnack
- Writers
- Arnold Zweig, Hans Robert Bortfeldt, Falk Harnack
- Released
- May 11, 1951
- Language
- German
Cast
Erwin Geschonneck
Albert Teetjen
Käthe Braun
Stine Teetjen
Gefion Helmke
Käthe Neumeier
Willy A. Kleinau
Hans-Peter Footh
Ursula Meissner
Annette Koldewey
Blandine Ebinger
Mrs. Lintze
Maly Delschaft
Mrs. Lehmke
Fritz Wisten
Siegfried Mengers
Arthur Schröder
Dr. Koldewey
Helmuth Hinzelmann
Lintze
Hilde Sessak
Anneliese Blüthe
Claus Holm
Trowe
Where to watch in the US
Free
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