The Axe of Wandsbek
110 mins
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.
Käthe Braun
Stine Teetjen
Gefion Helmke
Käthe Neumeier
Ursula Meissner
Annette Koldewey
Fritz Wisten
Siegfried Mengers
Arthur Schröder
Dr. Koldewey
Helmuth Hinzelmann
Lintze
Erika Dannhoff
Lene Prestow
Kurt Mikulski
Costume Distributor
Gert Schaefer
Willi Schröter
Robert Baberske
Director of Photography
Arnold Zweig
Novel
Hans Robert Bortfeldt
Writer
Hildegard Tegener
Editor
Ernst Roters
Music