The Axe of Wandsbek
May 11, 1951•1h 50m•★ 7.8
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.
Director
Falk HarnackCast
Erwin Geschonneck
Albert Teetjen
Käthe Braun
Stine Teetjen
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Gefion Helmke
Käthe Neumeier
Willy A. Kleinau
Hans-Peter Footh
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Ursula Meissner
Annette Koldewey
Blandine Ebinger
Mrs. Lintze
Maly Delschaft
Mrs. Lehmke
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Fritz Wisten
Siegfried Mengers
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Arthur Schröder
Dr. Koldewey
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Helmuth Hinzelmann
Lintze
Hilde Sessak
Anneliese Blüthe
Claus Holm
Trowe
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Erika Dannhoff
Lene Prestow
Albert Garbe
Otto Merzenich
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Kurt Mikulski
Costume Distributor
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Gert Schaefer
Willi Schröter