The Axe of Wandsbek

Drama | 1951-05-11 | East Germany, Germany

7.0 / 10

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.

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