The Axe of Wandsbek

(1951)

★ 7.8 IMDb · 4 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 1951

Runtime: 110 мин

Country: East Germany

Director: Falk Harnack

Cast: Erwin Geschonneck, Käthe Braun, Gefion Helmke, Willy A. Kleinau, Ursula Meissner, Blandine Ebinger, Maly Delschaft, Fritz Wisten, Arthur Schröder, Helmuth Hinzelmann

Plot

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.