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The Axe of Wandsbek (1951)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 50M

Director : Falk Harnack

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Erwin Geschonneck
Erwin Geschonneck
Albert Teetjen
Käthe Braun
Käthe Braun
Stine Teetjen
Gefion Helmke
Gefion Helmke
Käthe Neumeier
Willy A. Kleinau
Willy A. Kleinau
Hans-Peter Footh
Ursula Meissner
Ursula Meissner
Annette Koldewey
Blandine Ebinger
Blandine Ebinger
Mrs. Lintze
Maly Delschaft
Maly Delschaft
Mrs. Lehmke
Fritz Wisten
Fritz Wisten
Siegfried Mengers
Arthur Schröder
Arthur Schröder
Dr. Koldewey
Helmuth Hinzelmann
Helmuth Hinzelmann
Lintze
Hilde Sessak
Hilde Sessak
Anneliese Blüthe
Claus Holm
Claus Holm
Trowe
Erika Dannhoff
Erika Dannhoff
Lene Prestow
Albert Garbe
Albert Garbe
Otto Merzenich
Kurt Mikulski
Kurt Mikulski
Costume Distributor
Gert Schaefer
Gert Schaefer
Willi Schröter

Crews

Falk Harnack
Falk Harnack
Director
Robert Baberske
Robert Baberske
Director of Photography
Hans Robert Bortfeldt
Hans Robert Bortfeldt
Writer
Falk Harnack
Falk Harnack
Writer
Arnold Zweig
Arnold Zweig
Novel
Hildegard Tegener
Hildegard Tegener
Editor
Ernst Roters
Ernst Roters
Music

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