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1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 150 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound |
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digital |
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video file MPEG-4 Flash |
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Title from title frames. |
| Event |
Originally produced by DEFA Film Library in 1951. |
| Summary |
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 Despite positive reviews, the film was withdrawn shortly after its premiere; it became the first East German film ever to be banned.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. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Motion pictures.
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National socialism.
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Nazis.
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Executions and executioners -- Germany (East)
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Germany (East)
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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| Added Author |
Harnack, Falk, director.
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Braun, Käthe, actor.
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Geschonneck, Erwin, actor.
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Helmke, Gefion, actor.
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Kleinau, Willy A., actor.
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Meissner, Ursula, actor.
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Schröder, Arthur, actor.
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Kanopy (Firm)
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| Music No. |
1116590 Kanopy |
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