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Ernst Thälmann – Leader of the Working Class (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.
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Kurt Maetzig profile
Kurt Maetzig

Director

Cast

Günther Simon profile
Günther Simon

Ernst Thälmann

Hans-Peter Minetti profile
Hans-Peter Minetti

Fiete Jansen

Karla Runkehl profile
Karla Runkehl

Änne Jansen

Michel Piccoli profile
Michel Piccoli

Maurice Rouger

Werner Peters profile
Werner Peters

Quadde

Fred Delmare profile
Fred Delmare

Soldat

Paul R. Henker profile
Paul R. Henker

Hans Wehrl profile
Hans Wehrl

Karl Brenk profile
Karl Brenk

Gerd Wehr profile
Gerd Wehr

Walter Martin profile
Walter Martin

Theo Shall profile
Theo Shall

Günther Simon profile
Günther Simon

Ernst Thälmann

Hans-Peter Minetti profile
Hans-Peter Minetti

Fiete Jansen

Karla Runkehl profile
Karla Runkehl

Änne Jansen

Michel Piccoli profile
Michel Piccoli

Maurice Rouger

Werner Peters profile
Werner Peters

Quadde

Fred Delmare profile
Fred Delmare

Soldat

Paul R. Henker profile
Paul R. Henker

Hans Wehrl profile
Hans Wehrl

Karl Brenk profile
Karl Brenk

Gerd Wehr profile
Gerd Wehr

Walter Martin profile
Walter Martin

Theo Shall profile
Theo Shall

Extra

Release Date

October 6, 1955

Original Language

German, Russian, French

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

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Führer seiner Klasse "Ernst Thälmann"

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