The Brutalization of Franz Blum
Aug 09 1974
•2h 44m
•Drama, TV Movie
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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Jürgen Prochnow
Franz Blum
Burkhard Driest
Walter „Tiger“ Kuul
Tilo Prückner
Zick Zack
Lutz Mackensy
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