Ernst Thälmann – Leader of the Working Class
19552h 20m7.1
History, Drama
- Runtime
- 2h 20m
- Genre
- History
- Origin
- East Germany
About
This film is the second of a two-part historical and biographical portrait of the communist politician and anti-fascist Ernst Thälmann. Autumn, 1918: Somewhere on Germany’s western front, Ernst Thälmann, age twenty-four, is calling on his fellow soldiers to put down their guns and join him in the communist struggle at home. When Hamburg’s Police Commissioner blocks a much-needed food shipment to the workers of Petrograd, Ernst battles to see it allowed through. Until his murder on August 18, 1944, Ernst remained true to his political convictions in the face of many setbacks.
Where to watch
Not available to stream in United States yet. It is in Germany.
Details
- Director
- Kurt Maetzig
- Writing
- Kurt Maetzig, Willi Bredel, Michael Tschesno-Hell
- Status
- Released
- Released
- Oct 6, 1955
- Studio
- DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Cast
Günther Simon
Ernst Thälmann
Hans-Peter Minetti
Fiete Jansen
Karla Runkehl
Änne Jansen
Michel Piccoli
Maurice Rouger
Werner Peters
Quadde
Fred Delmare
Soldat
Paul R. Henker
Hans Wehrl
Karl Brenk
Gerd Wehr
Walter Martin
Theo Shall
Carla Hoffmann
Angela Brunner
Erich Franz
Erika Dunkelmann
Raimund Schelcher
Herbert Richter
Wilhelm Koch-Hooge
Georges Stanescu
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