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The Axe of Wandsbek

7.8 average rating
★★★★★
7.8
German / 110 MIN. / 1951

The Genres

The 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.

The Cast

Erwin GeschonneckKäthe BraunGefion HelmkeWilly A. KleinauUrsula MeissnerBlandine EbingerMaly DelschaftFritz WistenArthur SchröderHelmuth HinzelmannHilde SessakClaus HolmErika DannhoffAlbert GarbeKurt MikulskiGert Schaefer

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