Jailbreak in Hamburg

APPROPIATE

1971 / 83min.

Rating6

Genres

Crime

Thriller

Synopsis

The dangerous violent criminal Willy Jensen flees from a prison in Hamburg and seeks shelter at his brother Heinz' apartment. Heinz, an honest taxi-driver, believes in his innocence and helps him - until Willy kills another man in a robbery. After an argument Willy takes his wife Vera, who now lives with Heinz, as hostage on his further flight from the police. Heinz feels responsible for his brother and trails him, which makes it look to the police as if he's helping his brother.

Directors

Wolfgang Staudte

Actors

Heidy Bohlen

Klaus Schwarzkopf

Gerhard Bormann

Andrea Rau

Heinz Reincke

Horst Frank

Ulrich Beiger

Christiane Krüger

Sigurd Fitzek

Harry Wolff

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