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Ernst Thälmann – Leader of the Working Class
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Ernst Thälmann – Leader of the Working Class

1955-10-06 · 140 min · ★ 7.1

History · Drama

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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Directors
Kurt Maetzig
Production companies
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Countries
East Germany
Status
Released

Top Cast

Günther SimonGünther SimonErnst Thälmann
Hans-Peter MinettiHans-Peter MinettiFiete Jansen
Karla RunkehlKarla RunkehlÄnne Jansen
Michel PiccoliMichel PiccoliMaurice Rouger
Werner PetersWerner PetersQuadde
Fred DelmareFred DelmareSoldat
Paul R. HenkerPaul R. Henker
Hans Wehrl
Karl BrenkKarl Brenk
Gerd Wehr
Walter Martin
Theo ShallTheo Shall
Carla Hoffmann
Angela BrunnerAngela Brunner
Erich FranzErich Franz
Erika DunkelmannErika Dunkelmann
Raimund SchelcherRaimund Schelcher
Herbert Richter
Wilhelm Koch-HoogeWilhelm Koch-Hooge
Georges Stanescu

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