Basic Info
Release: October 06, 1955
Runtime: 140 min
Rating: ⭐ 7.0/10 (6 votes)
Status: Released
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Führer seiner Klasse "Ernst Thälmann" (YouTube)
Ernst Thälmann – Leader of the Working Class
1955
140 min
⭐ 7.0/10
6 votes
Overview
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.
Genres
History
Drama
Production Countries
- East Germany
Spoken Languages
- Russian ru
- German de
- French fr
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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
Crew
Kurt Maetzig
Director
Kurt Maetzig
Writer
Willi Bredel
Writer
Michael Tschesno-Hell
Writer
Karl Plintzner
Cinematography
Horst E. Brandt
Cinematography
Wilhelm Neef
Music
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