Jailbreak in Hamburg (1971)

Overview

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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Directed by

Wolfgang Staudte

Cast

• Horst Frank as Willy Jensen
• Christiane Krüger as Vera Jensen
• Heinz Reincke as Heinz Jensen
• Klaus Schwarzkopf as Kommissar Knudsen
• Andrea Rau as Maggy
• Sigurd Fitzek as Timpe
• Heidy Bohlen as Lilliane Berndorf
• Ulrich Beiger as Berndorf
• Gerhard Bormann as Löffler
• Ingeburg Kanstein as Polizistin Fiedler
• Horst Hesslein as Jimmy
• Harry Wolff as Mann

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