Jailbreak in Hamburg (1971)
The dangerous violent criminal Willy Jensen flees from a prison in Hamburg and seeks shelter at his brother Heinz' apartment. Heinz, an honest taxi-driver, believes in his innocence and helps him - until Willy kills another man in a robbery. After an argument Willy takes his wife Vera, who now lives with Heinz, as hostage on his further flight from the police. Heinz feels responsible for his brother and trails him, which makes it look to the police as if he's helping his brother.
Director:
Wolfgang Staudte
Writers:
Fred Denger, George Hurdalek.
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Horst Frank as Willy Jensen |
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Christiane Krüger as Vera Jensen |
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Heinz Reincke as Heinz Jensen |
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Klaus Schwarzkopf as Kommissar Knudsen |
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Andrea Rau as Maggy |
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Sigurd Fitzek as Timpe |
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Heidy Bohlen as Lilliane Berndorf |
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Ulrich Beiger as Berndorf |
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Gerhard Bormann as Löffler |
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Ingeburg Kanstein as Polizistin Fiedler |
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Horst Hesslein as Jimmy |
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Harry Wolff as Mann |
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Curt Timm as Burkhardt |
| Camera | Giorgio Tonti | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Wolfgang Staudte | Director |
| Sound | Peter Schirmann | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Fred Denger | Screenplay |
| Production | Heinz Willeg | Producer |
| Editing | Renate Willeg | Editor |
| Writing | George Hurdalek | Screenplay |
| Art | Peter Rothe | Set Designer |
| Production | Hans Stani | Unit Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Margarete Markwordt | Costume Designer |