The Axe of Wandsbek

1951·1h 50m·Drama

7.84 ratings

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.

Cast

Erwin GeschonneckAlbert Teetjen
Käthe BraunStine Teetjen
Gefion HelmkeKäthe Neumeier
Willy A. KleinauHans-Peter Footh
Ursula MeissnerAnnette Koldewey
Blandine EbingerMrs. Lintze
Maly DelschaftMrs. Lehmke
Fritz WistenSiegfried Mengers
Arthur SchröderDr. Koldewey
Helmuth HinzelmannLintze
Hilde SessakAnneliese Blüthe
Claus HolmTrowe
Erika DannhoffLene Prestow
Albert GarbeOtto Merzenich
Kurt MikulskiCostume Distributor

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