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.
- Year: 1951
- Country: East Germany, Germany
- Genre: Drama
- Studio: DEFA
- Keyword: nazism
- Director: Falk Harnack
- Cast: Erwin Geschonneck, Käthe Braun, Gefion Helmke, Willy A. Kleinau, Ursula Meissner, Blandine Ebinger