The Brutalization of Franz Blum

The story

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...

Cast & crew

Jürgen ProchnowFranz Blum

Burkhard DriestWalter „Tiger“ Kuul

Tilo PrücknerZick Zack

Lutz MackensyM

Fritz Hollenbeck

Fritz HollenbeckAldo Fuchs

Edgar Bessen2. Aufseher

Kurt RaabAufseher Wupke

Gert HauckeOberverwalter Engelweich

Charles BrauerAnstaltsleiter

Horst BeckDr.Stern

Eike Gallwitz

Eike GallwitzCast

Günter MeisnerBorsig