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The Brutalisation of Franz Blum
The Brutalisation of Franz Blum
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THE BRUTALISATION OF FRANZ BLUM

Die Verrohung des Franz Blum

Directed by Reinhard Hauff
West Germany, 1974
Crime, Drama

Synopsis

In this prison drama, Franz Blum (Jurgen Prochnow) goes from being a fairly ordinary middle-class man to a hardened convict. Sent to prison for participating in a bank robbery, he learns how to use blackmail and graft in order to survive the harsh life he encounters “inside.”

Synopsis

In this prison drama, Franz Blum (Jurgen Prochnow) goes from being a fairly ordinary middle-class man to a hardened convict. Sent to prison for participating in a bank robbery, he learns how to use blackmail and graft in order to survive the harsh life he encounters “inside.”