Overview

On Wednesday night, violent criminal Karl Schanz escapes from Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel prison. Disguised as a policeman, he manages to get to the apartment of young Christine, the wife of his best friend and former fellow inmate. Christine has no idea that Schanz has already stabbed a man to death during his escape. His goal: by taking the senior public prosecutor hostage, he wants to extort a million marks and a flight to South America...

Cast

Werner Bruhns, Hannelore Elsner, Herbert Fleischmann, Martin Piontek-Loos, Hans Häckermann

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What is "Flucht" about?

On Wednesday night, violent criminal Karl Schanz escapes from Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel prison. Disguised as a policeman, he manages to get to the apartment of young Christine, the wife of his best friend and former fellow inmate. Christine has no idea that Schanz has already stabbed a man to death during his escape. His goal: by taking the senior public prosecutor hostage, he wants to extort a million marks and a flight to South America...

When was "Flucht" released?

Flucht was released in 1977.

Who stars in "Flucht"?

The cast includes Werner Bruhns, Hannelore Elsner, Herbert Fleischmann, Martin Piontek-Loos.