The Brutalization of Franz Blum (1974)

Name: The Brutalization of Franz Blum
Genre: Drama, TV Movie
Released: 1974
Duration: 104 min
Rating: 5.2
Cast: Jürgen Prochnow, Burkhard Driest, Tilo Prückner, Lutz Mackensy, Fritz Hollenbeck

1h 44m Germany

Drama TV Movie

Plot

Franz Blum, raised in a privileged household, enjoyed a carefree adolescence until a fateful decision led him astray. After getting entangled with a gang, he participated in a bank heist, resulting in a six-year prison sentence. Inside the brutal confines of the penitentiary, he faced relentless cruelty from the guards. This harsh treatment gradually transforms him from a naive youth into a defiant insurgent, as he grapples with the harsh realities of prison life and the consequences of his actions. The story delves into themes of rebellion and the loss of innocence.

Cast

Jürgen Prochnow Burkhard Driest Tilo Prückner Lutz Mackensy Fritz Hollenbeck Edgar Bessen Kurt Raab Gert Haucke Charles Brauer Horst Beck Eike Gallwitz Günter Meisner Claus-Dieter Reents Marianne Kehlau Günter Spörrle