The Axe of Wandsbek (1951)
Das Beil von Wandsbek (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 1h 50min
- Drama, War
- 11 May 1951 (East Germany)
- Movie
After a crime is committed during the Nazi era in the Reeperbahn area of Hamburg, the aspiring local leader, a ship owner, needs to find an executioner to kill the perpetrators and turns to a butcher.
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| Erwin Geschonneck | ... |
Albert Teetjen
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Käthe Braun | ... |
Stine Teetjen
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Gefion Helmke | ... |
Dr. Käthe Neumeier
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Willy A. Kleinau | ... |
SS-Standartenführer Hans Peter Footh
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Ursula Meissner | ... |
Annette Koldewey
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| Blandine Ebinger | ... |
Aga Lintze
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| Hilde Sessak | ... |
Anneliese Blüthe
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Fritz Wisten | ... |
Siegfried Mengers
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Erika Dannhoff | ... |
Lene Prestow
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Albert Garbe | ... |
Otto Merzenich
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Hermann Stövesand | ... |
Friedrich Timme
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Gert Schaefer | ... |
Willi Schröter
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Friedrich Honna | ... |
Otto Lehmke
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Gina Presgott | ... |
Dörte Lehmke
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Charlotte Küter | ... |
Geesche Barfey
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Claus Peter Lüttgen | ... |
Tom Barfey
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Raimund Schelcher | ... |
Karl Prestow
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| Arthur Schröder | ... |
Dr. Koldewey
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| Claus Holm | ... |
SA-Sturmführer Trowe
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| Maly Delschaft | ... |
Frau Lehmke
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Helmuth Hinzelmann | ... |
Oberst Lintze
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Annemarie Hase | ... |
Frau Schmermund
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Helene Riechers | ... |
Frau Michalke
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Harry Riebauer | ... |
Fiete
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| Gisela May | ... |
Arbeiterfrau
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Kurt Mikulski | ... |
Kostümverleiher
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Gustav Püttjer | ... |
Schuhmacher
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Albert Venohr | ... |
Straßenbahner
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Herbert Richter | ... |
Hauptwachtmeister
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Klaus Miedel | ... |
Schneider
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Elfie Dugall | ... |
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Georg Helge |
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Herbert Kiper |
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Georg Kröning |
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Artur Malkowsky |
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Werner Segtrop |
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Otto Stübler |
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Egon Vogel | ... |
Gehilfe im Kostümverleih
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Gerda von Rohde | ... |
Sekretärin Fräulein Willmann
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Käte Alving | ... |
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Wladimir Marfiak | ... |
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Otto Stoeckel | ... |
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Directed by
| Falk Harnack | ||
Written by
| Hans Robert Bortfeld | ... | () |
| Erich Conradi | ... | () |
| Falk Harnack | ... | () |
| Werner Jörg Lüddecke | ... | (script) |
| Wolfgang Staudte | ... | (script) |
| Marieluise Steinhauer | ... | (dramatisation) |
| Arnold Zweig | ... | (novel) |
Music by
| Ernst Roters | ||
Cinematography by
| Robert Baberske | ||
Editing by
| Hildegard Tegener | ||
Production Design by
| Erich Zander | ||
Art Direction by
| Karl Schneider | ||
Costume Design by
| Walter Schulze-Mittendorff | ||
Makeup Department
| Gerda Stombrowski | ... | makeup artist |
| Herbert Zensch | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Kurt Hahne | ... | production leader |
| Gustav Lorenz | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Otto Meyer | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Adolf Jansen | ... | sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Erich Kilian | ... | still photographer |
Additional Crew
| Heinz Berg | ... | production assistant |
| Peter Chivers | ... | chief subtitler: English |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Progress Film-Verleih (1951) (East Germany) (theatrical)
- Icestorm Entertainment (1990) (Germany) (VHS)
- Icestorm International (2000) (video) (international NTSC) (English subtitles)
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After a crime is committed during the Nazi era in the Reeperbahn area of Hamburg,the aspiring local leader,a ship owner,needs to find an executioner to kill the perpetrators(the crime is blamed on the Communists) and turns to a butcher,who has fallen on hard times and can use the cash. Written by Lawrence Chadbourne |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The long-forbidden film had problems with East German censors. It finally premiered, uncut, in West Germany and West Berlin on March 3, 1983 at the Arsenal Kino on the occasion of writer-producer-director Falk Harnack's 70th birthday as part of an eight film Harnack retrospective, some 30 years after its production. See more » |