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Rosa Luxemburg

1986-04-10 · 122 min · ★ 6.5

Drama · History

Polish socialist and Marxist Rosa Luxemburg works tirelessly in the service of revolution in early 20th century Poland and Germany. While Luxemburg campaigns for her beliefs, she is repeatedly imprisoned as she forms the Spartacist League offering a new vision for Germany.

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Directors
Margarethe von Trotta
Production companies
Bärenfilm, Filmové studio Barrandov, Pro-ject Filmproduktion, ARD, Neue Bioskop Film, Ziegler Film
Countries
Czechoslovakia, Germany
Status
Released

Top Cast

Barbara SukowaBarbara SukowaRosa Luxemburg
Daniel OlbrychskiDaniel OlbrychskiLeo Jogiches
Otto SanderOtto SanderKarl Liebknecht
Hannes JaenickeHannes JaenickeKostja Zetkin
Karin BaalKarin BaalMathilde Jacob
Winfried GlatzederWinfried GlatzederPaul Levi
Charles RegnierCharles RegnierJean Jaurès
Hans-Michael RehbergHans-Michael RehbergWaldemar Pabst
Charles BrauerCharles BrauerGefängnisdirektor, Breslau
Adelheid ArndtAdelheid ArndtLuise Kautsky
Jürgen HoltzJürgen HoltzKarl Kautsky
Doris SchadeDoris SchadeClara Zetkin
Jan BiczyckiJan BiczyckiAugust Bebel
Regina LemnitzRegina LemnitzGertrud
Barbara LassBarbara LassRosas Mutter
Dagna DrozdekRosa - 6 Jahre
Henryk BaranowskiHenryk BaranowskiJosef - Rosas Bruder
Patrizia LazregJosefs Tochter
Hans BeerhenkeHans BeerhenkeIgnaz Auer
Klaus AbramowskyKlaus AbramowskyArthur Stadthagen

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