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The Axe of Wandsbek
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.
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Further watching
- May 11, 1951
- 1h 50m
- German
- Falk Harnack
- Arnold Zweig, Falk Harnack, Hans Robert Bortfeldt
- Released
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