The Brutalization of Franz Blum

The Brutalization of Franz Blum (1974)

25 Dec 1976 • Crime, Drama • 1h 44m

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...

Reinhard Hauff
Director
Burkhard Driest
Writer
Jürgen Prochnow, Burkhard Driest, Fritz Hollenbeck
Starring

Language: German
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Country: West Germany
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6.8

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