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...

Director: Reinhard Hauff

Cast: Jürgen Prochnow, Burkhard Driest, Tilo Prückner, Lutz Mackensy, Fritz Hollenbeck, Edgar Bessen, Kurt Raab, Gert Haucke

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