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The Brutalization of Franz Blum
1974 5.5 (12 votes) 1h 44m
Genres
Drama
Production Companies
Neue Bioskop Film
WDR

The Brutalization of Franz Blum (Die Verrohung des Franz Blum)

Overview

Born into a well-off family, Franz Blum had led a carefree youth until, some time after graduating from high school, he was arrested by the police. For, involved by a gang of bad boys, the young man had taken part in a bank robbery. A "heroic deed" which earned him six years in prison. Once behind bars, he was treated with ruthless inhumanity by the guards. And little by little - but inexorably - Franz turned into an insurgent...

Key Crew

Director: Reinhard Hauff

Screenplay: Burkhard Driest

Producer: Gunther Witte

Director of Photography: W. P. Hassenstein

Top Cast

Jürgen Prochnow
Jürgen Prochnow

Franz Blum

Burkhard Driest
Burkhard Driest

Walter „Tiger“ Kuul

Tilo Prückner
Tilo Prückner

Zick Zack

Lutz Mackensy
Lutz Mackensy

M

Fritz Hollenbeck

Aldo Fuchs

Edgar Bessen
Edgar Bessen

2. Aufseher

Kurt Raab
Kurt Raab

Aufseher Wupke

Gert Haucke
Gert Haucke

Oberverwalter Engelweich

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