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The Axe of Wandsbek

(1951)

May 11, 1951 1h 50m
70%
TMDB Score

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.

Falk Harnack

Director

Top Billed Cast

EG

Erwin Geschonneck

Albert Teetjen

KB

Käthe Braun

Stine Teetjen

GH

Gefion Helmke

Käthe Neumeier

WAK

Willy A. Kleinau

Hans-Peter Footh

UM

Ursula Meissner

Annette Koldewey

BE

Blandine Ebinger

Mrs. Lintze

MD

Maly Delschaft

Mrs. Lehmke

FW

Fritz Wisten

Siegfried Mengers

AS

Arthur Schröder

Dr. Koldewey

HH

Helmuth Hinzelmann

Lintze