The Axe of Wandsbek (1951)
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.
Director: Falk Harnack
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Erwin Geschonneck as Albert Teetjen |
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Käthe Braun as Stine Teetjen |
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Gefion Helmke as Käthe Neumeier |
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Willy A. Kleinau as Hans-Peter Footh |
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Ursula Meissner as Annette Koldewey |
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Blandine Ebinger as Mrs. Lintze |
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Maly Delschaft as Mrs. Lehmke |
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Fritz Wisten as Siegfried Mengers |
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Arthur Schröder as Dr. Koldewey |
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Helmuth Hinzelmann as Lintze |
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Hilde Sessak as Anneliese Blüthe |
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Claus Holm as Trowe |
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Erika Dannhoff as Lene Prestow |
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Albert Garbe as Otto Merzenich |
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Kurt Mikulski as Costume Distributor |
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Gert Schaefer as Willi Schröter |
| Directing | Falk Harnack | Director |
| Camera | Robert Baberske | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Hans Robert Bortfeldt | Writer |
| Writing | Falk Harnack | Writer |
| Writing | Arnold Zweig | Novel |
| Editing | Hildegard Tegener | Editor |
| Sound | Ernst Roters | Music |
