1951
7.0 (3 votes)
1h 50m
Genres
Drama
Production Companies
DEFA
The Axe of Wandsbek (Das Beil von Wandsbek)
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.
Key Crew
Director: Falk Harnack
Director of Photography: Robert Baberske
Writer: Falk Harnack, Hans Robert Bortfeldt
Top Cast
Erwin Geschonneck
Albert Teetjen
Käthe Braun
Stine Teetjen
Gefion Helmke
Käthe Neumeier
Willy A. Kleinau
Hans-Peter Footh
Ursula Meissner
Annette Koldewey
Blandine Ebinger
Mrs. Lintze
Maly Delschaft
Mrs. Lehmke
Fritz Wisten
Siegfried Mengers
