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Ernst Thälmann – Son of the Working Class

03/09/1954

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2hrs 4min

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History

,Drama

STORY

This film is the first of a two-part historical and biographical portrait of the communist politician and anti-fascist Ernst Thälmann. In early November 1918, Ernst Thälmann is an unwilling soldier serving on the western front. As the revolutionary movement at home is threatened by the betrayal of the Social Democrats and fissures in the working class, Thälmann calls on his fellow soldiers to put down their weapons and unite with the workers in the communist struggle at home. Thälmann’s qualms about which side he is fighting on continue, but when the local police attempt to prevent a shipment of provisions and supplies from reaching the people in Petrograd, he intervenes and the ship is unloaded. With this moment of clarity, Thälmann continues to follow his political convictions and joins the workers at the Hamburg uprising in October 1923.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Günther Simon
  • Hans-Peter Minetti
  • Erich Franz
  • Erika Dunkelmann
  • Johannes Arpe

    Director

  • Kurt Maetzig

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • DEFA

    Production Countries

  • East Germany

LANGUAGES

  • German
  • Russian

Cast

Günther Simon

Ernst Thälmann

Hans-Peter Minetti

Fiete Jansen

Erich Franz

Arthur Vierbreiter

Erika Dunkelmann

Martha Vierbreiter

Johannes Arpe

Höhn

Raimund Schelcher

Krischan Daik

Karla Runkehl

Änne Harms

Gerhard Bienert

Otto Kramer

Robert Trösch

Kuddel Riemöller

Wolf Kaiser

Major Zinker

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