
The Brutalization of Franz Blum
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...
Release Date: 1974-08-09
Drama
TV Movie
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Casts

Jürgen Prochnow
as Franz Blum

Burkhard Driest
as Walter „Tiger“ Kuul

Tilo Prückner
as Zick Zack

Lutz Mackensy
as M

Edgar Bessen
as 2. Aufseher

Kurt Raab
as Aufseher Wupke

Gert Haucke
as Oberverwalter Engelweich

Charles Brauer
as Anstaltsleiter

Horst Beck
as Dr.Stern

Günter Meisner
as Borsig