The Axe of Wandsbek
1951
1hr 47min
Hamburg, Germany 1934: An executioner is needed. Teetjen (Erwin Geschonneck) 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....
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The Axe of Wandsbek
Director Falk Harnack: A Stubborn German Conscience: Interview with Historian Anne Nelson