The axe of wandsbek = (Das Beil von Wandsbek)
2014
Computer Files, Websites
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. Once this becomes known, Teetjen's life falls apart. The Axe of Wandsbek was the only DEFA film made by Falk Harnack, a former anti-Nazi resistance fighter who was interested in exploring the involvement of the middle class in Nazi crimes. Despite positive reviews, the film was withdrawn shortly after its premiere; it became the first East German film ever to be banned. The film is adapted from one of the most important works by German-Jewish author Arnold Zweig; basing the story on real events, Zweig wrote the novel in exile in Palestine in 1943.
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Author:
Harnack, Falk, directorBraun, Käthe, actorGeschonneck, Erwin, actorHelmke, Gefion, actorKleinau, Willy A., actorMeissner, Ursula, actorSchröder, Arthur, actorKanopy (Firm)
Imprint:
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2014.
Collation:
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 150 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Notes:
Title from title frames.Originally produced by DEFA Film Library in 1951.
System details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Language:
GermanEnglish
Subject:
BRN:
411618
Electronic access:
Access eFilm - A Kanopy streaming videohttps://www.kanopy.com/node/116591/external-image - Cover Image