Ernst Thälmann – Leader of the Working Class

Ernst Thälmann – Leader of the Working Class

1955
2h 20m
7.0

7.0/10

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History Drama
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.

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Language: DE

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Production Information

Production Companies
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Production Countries
East Germany
Spoken Languages
Russian German French

Keywords

german democratic republic socialism biography working class communism thälmann proletarian anti-fascism proletariat

Quick Facts

Original Title Ernst Thälmann - Führer seiner Klasse
Release Date October 6, 1955
Status Released
Language DE
IMDb ID tt0048038

Cast

Günther Simon
Günther Simon

Ernst Thälmann

Hans-Peter Minetti
Hans-Peter Minetti

Fiete Jansen

Karla Runkehl
Karla Runkehl

Änne Jansen

Michel Piccoli
Michel Piccoli

Maurice Rouger

Werner Peters
Werner Peters

Quadde

Fred Delmare
Fred Delmare

Soldat

Paul R. Henker
Paul R. Henker

Hans Wehrl
Hans Wehrl

Karl Brenk
Karl Brenk

Gerd Wehr
Gerd Wehr

Walter Martin
Walter Martin

Theo Shall
Theo Shall

Key Crew

Kurt Maetzig
Director
Willi Bredel
Writer
Michael Tschesno-Hell
Writer
Kurt Maetzig
Writer