The Brutalization of Franz Blum(1974)

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...

Genre: Drama

Director: Reinhard Hauff

Actors: Jürgen Prochnow, Burkhard Driest, Fritz Hollenbeck, Marianne Kehlau, Gert Haucke, Kurt Raab, Günter Spörrle, Horst Beck, Eike Gallwitz, Günter Meisner

Release date: 1974-03-26

Country of origin: Germany

Length: 1h 44m

Ratings:

• 6.9/10