Ernst Thälmann – Leader of the Working Class

    Ernst Thälmann – Leader of the Working Class
    1955

    Synopsis

    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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    Cast

    • Günther SimonErnst Thälmann
    • Hans-Peter MinettiFiete Jansen
    • Karla RunkehlÄnne Jansen
    • Michel PiccoliMaurice Rouger
    • Werner PetersQuadde
    • Fred DelmareSoldat
    • Paul R. Henker
    • Hans Wehrl
    • Karl Brenk
    • Gerd Wehr

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