Film
The Axe of Wandsbek
1951Directed by Falk Harnack
Where to watch
Free / with ads
- Kanopy
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
About The Axe of Wandsbek
- Drama
Synopsis
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 Harnack
- Writers
- Arnold Zweig
- Falk Harnack
- Hans Robert Bortfeldt
- Original title
- Das Beil von Wandsbek
