The Axe of Wandsbek

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Release date: May 11, 1951
Duration: 110 minutes
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Overview

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.

Starring

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Erwin Geschonneck
Albert Teetjen
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Käthe Braun
Stine Teetjen
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Willy A. Kleinau
Hans-Peter Footh