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The Axe of Wandsbek

Drama
7.8·1951·1h 50m

Hamburg, Germany 1934: An executioner is needed. Teetjen makes the biggest mistake of his life. Because his butcher shop is facing bankruptcy, he agre...

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Cast

Erwin Geschonneck

Erwin Geschonneck

Albert Teetjen

Käthe Braun

Käthe Braun

Stine Teetjen

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Gefion Helmke

Käthe Neumeier

Willy A. Kleinau

Willy A. Kleinau

Hans-Peter Footh

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Ursula Meissner

Annette Koldewey

Blandine Ebinger

Blandine Ebinger

Mrs. Lintze

Maly Delschaft

Maly Delschaft

Mrs. Lehmke

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Fritz Wisten

Siegfried Mengers

DIRECTOR

Falk Harnack

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.