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The Brutalization of Franz Blum
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Title: The Brutalization of Franz Blum

Release Date: 26 Mar 1974

Runtime: 1h 44m

Genre: Drama

Director: Neue Bioskop Film, WDR

Production Companies: Neue Bioskop Film, WDR

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...

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Average Vote: 5.5 (12 votes)

Cast

  • Franz Blum: Jürgen Prochnow
  • Walter „Tiger“ Kuul: Burkhard Driest
  • Zick Zack: Tilo Prückner
  • M: Lutz Mackensy
  • Aldo Fuchs: Fritz Hollenbeck
  • 2. Aufseher: Edgar Bessen
  • Aufseher Wupke: Kurt Raab
  • Oberverwalter Engelweich: Gert Haucke
  • Anstaltsleiter: Charles Brauer
  • Dr.Stern: Horst Beck
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