The Axe of Wandsbek

Falk Harnack
1951-05-11


7
110 min

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

Name Character Team
Erwin Geschonneck Albert Teetjen Unowned
Käthe Braun Stine Teetjen Unowned
Gefion Helmke Käthe Neumeier Unowned
Willy A. Kleinau Hans-Peter Footh Unowned
Ursula Meissner Annette Koldewey Unowned
Blandine Ebinger Mrs. Lintze Unowned
Maly Delschaft Mrs. Lehmke Unowned
Fritz Wisten Siegfried Mengers Unowned
Arthur Schröder Dr. Koldewey Unowned
Helmuth Hinzelmann Lintze Unowned
Hilde Sessak Anneliese Blüthe Unowned
Claus Holm Trowe Unowned
Erika Dannhoff Lene Prestow Unowned
Albert Garbe Otto Merzenich Unowned
Kurt Mikulski Costume Distributor Unowned
Gert Schaefer Willi Schröter Unowned