The Brutalization of Franz Blum (1974)
1h 44m
Running Time
March 26, 1974Release Date
The Brutalization of Franz Blum (1974)
1h 44m
Running Time
March 26, 1974Release Date
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Plot.
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..
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Cast & Crew.
Jürgen Prochnow
Franz Blum
Tilo Prückner
Zick Zack
Burkhard Driest
Walter 'Tiger' Kuul
Lutz Mackensy
M
Fritz Hollenbeck
Aldo Fuchs
Marianne Kehlau
Mutter Blum
Gert Haucke
Oberverwalter Engelweich
Edgar Bessen
2. Aufseher
Kurt Raab
Aufseher Wupke
Günter Spörrle
Aufseher Spörl
Charles Brauer
Anstaltsleiter
Horst Beck
Dr. Stern
Eike Gallwitz
Bielich
Günter Meisner
Borsig
Reinhard Hauff
Director
Michael J. Lewis
Composer
Details.
Release DateMarch 26, 1974
Original NameDie Verrohung des Franz Blum
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 44m
Genres
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Wiki.
The Roast of Franz Blum is a 1974 prison drama starring Jürgen Prochnow in the title role. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Burkhard Driest, who also wrote the screenplay and played his first film role. The film was directed by Reinhard Hauff.