The Axe of Wandsbek

The Axe of Wandsbek (1951)

Drama1 hour and 50 minutes
70%
User score
Description

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, Writer
Arnold Zweig
Novel
Hans Robert Bortfeldt
Writer

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
Status

Released

Original language

German

Budget

—

Revenue

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Keywords
nazism