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The Axe of Wandsbek

70 %|May 11, 1951|Drama

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.

Featured Crew

Falk Harnack
Director
Robert Baberske
Director of Photography
Arnold Zweig
Novel
Hildegard Tegener
Editor
Falk Harnack
Writer
Ernst Roters
Music
Hans Robert Bortfeldt
Writer

Cast

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Erwin Geschonneck
Albert Teetjen
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Käthe Braun
Stine Teetjen
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Gefion Helmke
Käthe Neumeier
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Willy A. Kleinau
Hans-Peter Footh
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Ursula Meissner
Annette Koldewey
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Blandine Ebinger
Mrs. Lintze
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Maly Delschaft
Mrs. Lehmke
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Fritz Wisten
Siegfried Mengers
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Arthur Schröder
Dr. Koldewey
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Hilde Sessak
Anneliese Blüthe
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Erika Dannhoff
Lene Prestow
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Albert Garbe
Otto Merzenich
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Kurt Mikulski
Costume Distributor
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Gert Schaefer
Willi Schröter