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Stronger Than the Night
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Stronger Than the Night

1954-09-24 · 117 min · ★ 8.0

History · Drama

The story of a resistance fighter in the Nazi era: Communist Hans Löning was arrested in 1933, imprisoned in a concentration camp and tortured. The Gestapo plans to smash the resistance group around Löning. Despite the imminent threat to his life, Löning, together with his wife, organized the passive resistance of the Hamburg workers against the Hitler regime. In 1944, Löning was again taken and killed.

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Directors
Slatan Dudow
Production companies
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Countries
East Germany, Germany
Status
Released

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Wilhelm Koch-HoogeWilhelm Koch-HoogeHans Löning
Helga GöringHelga GöringGerda Löning
Johannes ArpeJohannes ArpeGauleiter
Harald HalgardtHarald HalgardtEddi Nohl
Helmut SchreiberHelmut SchreiberHackelbusch
Manfred BorgesManfred BorgesHelmut Karsten
Erika DunkelmannErika DunkelmannKäthe Manthey
Aribert GrimmerLanger, hagerer Arbeiter
Fredy BartenGastwirt
Maria BesendahlMaria BesendahlZimmerwirtin
Christoph BeyerttChristoph BeyerttJunger Arbeiter
Frithjof RüdeArbeiter
Kurt OligmüllerKurt Oligmüller
Rita Gödikmeier
Hans Wehrl
Heinz Hinze
Gertrud BrendlerGertrud Brendler
Adolf Peter Hoffmann
Theo ShallTheo Shall
Hans-Joachim BüttnerHans-Joachim Büttner

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