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The Axe of Wandsbek (1951)

The Axe of Wandsbek (1951)

Drama
Release Date: 1951, May 11
Directors: Falk Harnack
Countries: East Germany
Production: DEFA
Cast: Gert Schaefer, Claus Holm, Erwin Geschonneck, Erika Dannhoff, Blandine Ebinger, Gefion Helmke, Käthe Braun, Hilde Sessak, Albert Garbe, Maly Delschaft, Willy A. Kleinau, Arthur Schröder

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

nazism