1934, Hamburg. Adolf Hitler is about to visit the city. Hamburg's executioner falls ill, and is unable to deliver the sentence of four communists who are awaiting capital punishment in jail. Fearing that this would spoil Hitler's visit, SS leader Footh offers a local bankrupt butcher, Albert Teetjen, 2,000 Marks in order to carry out the verdict. The broke Teetjen agrees and follows suit. When his neighbors hear of the execution, they shun him. His wife cannot tolerate her husband's deed and puts an end to her life. Eventually, Teetjen also commits suicide.
Stars: Dietmar Mues, Barbara Nüsse, Ulrich Matschoss, Roland Schäfer, Edgar Hoppe, Burghart Klaußner
Crew: Horst Königstein (Director), Arnold Zweig (Novel), Horst Königstein (Writer), Heinrich Breloer (Writer)
Country: Germany
Language: Deutsch
Studio: NDR, WDR
Runtime: 149 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Aug 16, 1982
IMDb: 10
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