The Axe of Wandsbek

Movie

The Axe of Wandsbek

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.

Date: 05/11/1951

Rating: 7.0

Cast: Erwin Geschonneck, Käthe Braun, Gefion Helmke, Willy A. Kleinau, Ursula Meissner, Blandine Ebinger, Maly Delschaft, Fritz Wisten, Arthur Schröder, Helmuth Hinzelmann, Hilde Sessak, Claus Holm, Erika Dannhoff, Albert Garbe, Kurt Mikulski, Gert Schaefer

Erwin Geschonneck