The Axe of Wandsbek
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.
Top Billed Cast
Erwin Geschonneck
Albert Teetjen
Käthe Braun
Stine Teetjen
Gefion Helmke
Käthe Neumeier
Willy A. Kleinau
Hans-Peter Footh
Ursula Meissner
Annette Koldewey
Featured Crew
Falk Harnack
Director
Robert Baberske
Director of Photography
Arnold Zweig
Novel
Hans Robert Bortfeldt
Writer
Hildegard Tegener
Editor
Falk Harnack
Writer
Ernst Roters
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