The read
It runs a compact 1h 23m.
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.1/10
9 audience votes
Key crew
- Wolfgang StaudteDirector
- Fred DengerScreenplay
- George HurdalekScreenplay
- Peter SchirmannOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Horst FrankWilly Jensen
- Christiane KrügerVera Jensen
- Heinz ReinckeHeinz Jensen
- Klaus SchwarzkopfKommissar Knudsen
- Andrea RauMaggy
- Sigurd FitzekTimpe
- Heidy BohlenLilliane Berndorf
- Ulrich BeigerBerndorf
- Gerhard BormannLöffler
- Ingeburg KansteinPolizistin Fiedler
- Horst HessleinJimmy
- Harry WolffMann
Stills
Themes
blackmailst. pauli, germany