Die Verrohung des Franz Blum (1975)
Directed by Reinhard Hauff
Genres - Drama |
Sub-Genres - Biopic [feature], Prison Film |
Run Time - 104 min. |
Countries - Germany |
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Synopsis by Clarke Fountain
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." The screenplay was written by ex-prisoner Burkhard Driest (who plays a prison bully in the movie), and is based on his own experiences.
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blackmail, convict, prison, robbery, survivor
