Movie Description
Ernst Thälmann - Führer seiner Klasse
(1955)Overview
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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Kurt Maetzig
- Writer : Willi Bredel,Michael Tschesno-Hell,Kurt Maetzig
- Editor : Lena Neumann
- Cast : Günther Simon,Hans-Peter Minetti,Karla Runkehl,Michel Piccoli,Werner Peters,Fred Delmare,Paul R. Henker,Hans Wehrl,Karl Brenk,Gerd Wehr,Walter Martin,Theo Shall,Carla Hoffmann,Angela Brunner,Erich Franz,Erika Dunkelmann,Raimund Schelcher,Herbert Richter,Wilhelm Koch-Hooge,Georges Stanescu,Fritz Diez,Kurt Wetzel,Erich Brauer,Fred Kötteritzsch,Werner Senftleben,Will van Deeg
Cast
Ernst Thälmann
Fiete Jansen
Änne Jansen
Maurice Rouger
Quadde
Soldat
Hitler
Göring
Himmler
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Facts
Original TitleErnst Thälmann - Führer seiner Klasse
Status Released
Release Information
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1955-10-06
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 02h 20m
Production CompaniesDEFA
Genres
- History
- Drama
