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Feature film — 1971

Jailbreak in Hamburg (1971)

6.41h 23mCrime — Thriller

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.

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Director: Wolfgang Staudte

On screen

Cast & crew

Horst Frank as Willy Jensen

Horst Frank

Willy Jensen

Christiane Krüger as Vera Jensen

Christiane Krüger

Vera Jensen

Heinz Reincke as Heinz Jensen

Heinz Reincke

Heinz Jensen

Klaus Schwarzkopf as Kommissar Knudsen

Klaus Schwarzkopf

Kommissar Knudsen

Andrea Rau as Maggy

Andrea Rau

Maggy

S

Sigurd Fitzek

Timpe

Heidy Bohlen as Lilliane Berndorf

Heidy Bohlen

Lilliane Berndorf

Ulrich Beiger as Berndorf

Ulrich Beiger

Berndorf

G

Gerhard Bormann

Löffler

I

Ingeburg Kanstein

Polizistin Fiedler

H

Horst Hesslein

Jimmy

Harry Wolff as Mann

Harry Wolff

Mann

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