The Hamburg Uprising of 1923

1971

2h 7m

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Overview

This award-winning film documents the only uprising of communists ever to occur in Germany. During the post-World War I period, Germany suffered from hyperinflation and the near-starvation of many working people. Working conditions were extremely bad, and there was a very vocal socialist movement. Despite fears that communists of one sort or another might take over the country, there was only one communist-led uprising, in 1923, and it was brutally suppressed. The uprising was a useful stick for governmental forces seeking greater social control, however, and it strengthened the tendency of the already weak Weimar regime to govern by emergency decree. An additional consequence was that the use of private militias was legitimized. These tendencies laid the groundwork for Hitler's takeover of power not too many years later. This documentary uses rare and never-before seen film footage from the strike and from that era.

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Status: Released

Language: DE

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Production Information

Production Countries

Germany

Spoken Languages

German

Quick Facts

Original Title	Der Hamburger Aufstand Oktober 1923
Release Date	April 10, 1971
Status	Released
Language	DE
IMDb ID	tt0194930

Cast

Key Crew

Klaus Wildenhahn

Director

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