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The Brutalization of Franz Blum

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The Brutalization of Franz Blum

5.2

1h 44m

1974

Synopsis

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...

Director

Reinhard Hauff

DramaTV Movie

Cast & Crew

Jürgen Prochnow

Jürgen Prochnow

as Franz Blum

Burkhard Driest

Burkhard Driest

as Walter „Tiger“ Kuul

Tilo Prückner

Tilo Prückner

as Zick Zack

Lutz Mackensy

Lutz Mackensy

as M

Fritz Hollenbeck

as Aldo Fuchs

Edgar Bessen

Edgar Bessen

as 2. Aufseher

Kurt Raab

Kurt Raab

as Aufseher Wupke

Gert Haucke

Gert Haucke

as Oberverwalter Engelweich

Charles Brauer

Charles Brauer

as Anstaltsleiter

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