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…
Genre: Drama
Director: Reinhard Hauff
Actors: Burkhard Driest, Charles Brauer, Edgar Bessen, Fritz Hollenbeck, Gert Haucke, Horst Beck, Jürgen Prochnow, Kurt Raab, Lutz Mackensy, Tilo Prückner