The Brutalization of Franz Blum

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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...

Country:

Germany

Genre:

Drama,

TV Movie

Duration:

104 minutes

Year:

1974

Director:

Reinhard Hauff

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Company:

Neue Bioskop Film,

WDR

Cast:
Jürgen Prochnow

Franz Blum

Burkhard Driest

Walter „Tiger“ Kuul

Tilo Prückner

Zick Zack

Lutz Mackensy

M

Fritz Hollenbeck

Aldo Fuchs

Crew:
Reinhard Hauff

Director

Burkhard Driest

Screenplay

Gunther Witte

Producer

Michael J. Lewis

Original Music Composer

Nikos Perakis

Production Design