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The Axe of Wandsbek

The Axe of Wandsbek

Falk Harnack

1951

  • Drama
7.8

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.

Cast & crew

  • Falk HarnackDirector
  • Erwin GeschonneckAlbert Teetjen
  • Käthe BraunStine Teetjen
  • Gefion HelmkeKäthe Neumeier
  • Willy A. KleinauHans-Peter Footh
  • Ursula MeissnerAnnette Koldewey
  • Blandine EbingerMrs. Lintze
  • Maly DelschaftMrs. Lehmke
  • Fritz WistenSiegfried Mengers

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