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Cast

Jürgen Prochnow

Jürgen Prochnow

Franz Blum

Burkhard Driest

Burkhard Driest

Walter „Tiger“ Kuul

Tilo Prückner

Tilo Prückner

Zick Zack

Lutz Mackensy

Lutz Mackensy

M

Fritz Hollenbeck

Fritz Hollenbeck

Aldo Fuchs

Edgar Bessen

Edgar Bessen

2. Aufseher

Kurt Raab

Kurt Raab

Aufseher Wupke

Gert Haucke

Gert Haucke

Oberverwalter Engelweich

Charles Brauer

Charles Brauer

Anstaltsleiter

Horst Beck

Horst Beck

Dr.Stern

Eike Gallwitz

Eike Gallwitz

Günter Meisner

Günter Meisner

Borsig

Claus-Dieter Reents

Claus-Dieter Reents

Marianne Kehlau

Marianne Kehlau

Günter Spörrle

Günter Spörrle

Franz Josef Steffens

Franz Josef Steffens

Manfred Günther

Manfred Günther

Karl-Heinz Merz

Karl-Heinz Merz

Gottfried Kramer

Gottfried Kramer

Hanns Gosslar

Hanns Gosslar

Jochen Sehrndt

Jochen Sehrndt

Crew

Reinhard Hauff

Reinhard Hauff

Director

Gunther Witte

Gunther Witte

Producer

Michael J. Lewis

Michael J. Lewis

Original Music Composer

Burkhard Driest

Burkhard Driest

Screenplay

Franz Göbel

Franz Göbel

Makeup Artist

Nikos Perakis

Nikos Perakis

Production Design

Jane Seitz

Jane Seitz

Editor

W. P. Hassenstein

W. P. Hassenstein

Director of Photography

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The Brutalization of Franz Blum

19745.5 / 10104 min
Drama

Overview

Born into a well-off family, Franz Blum had led a carefree youth until, some time after graduating from high school, he was arrested by the police. For, involved by a gang of bad boys, the young man had taken part in a bank robbery. A "heroic deed" which earned him six years in prison. Once behind bars, he was treated with ruthless inhumanity by the guards. And little by little - but inexorably - Franz turned into an insurgent...