Drama · East Germany · 1951 · 1h 50m

The Axe of Wandsbek

Das Beil von Wandsbek

The Axe of Wandsbek poster
Director
Falk Harnack
Cast
Erwin Geschonneck as Albert Teetjen Käthe Braun as Stine Teetjen Gefion Helmke as Käthe Neumeier Willy A. Kleinau as Hans-Peter Footh Ursula Meissner as Annette Koldewey Blandine Ebinger as Mrs. Lintze
Crew
Robert Baberske — Director of Photography Hildegard Tegener — Editor Hans Robert Bortfeldt — Writer Falk Harnack — Writer Arnold Zweig — Novel
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.

Mood & Themes
nazism
Key Collaborators
Falk Harnack Director Robert Baberske Director of Photography Hildegard Tegener Editor Hans Robert Bortfeldt Writer Falk Harnack Writer Arnold Zweig Novel
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