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Ernst Thälmann – Leader of the Working Class

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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.

Directed byKurt Maetzig

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Status
Released
Runtime
2h 20m
Language
DE
Released
October 6, 1955
Studios
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme

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Führer seiner Klasse "Ernst Thälmann"

Führer seiner Klasse "Ernst Thälmann"

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10 credited
Starring
Günther Simon

Günther Simon

Ernst Thälmann

Hans-Peter Minetti

Hans-Peter Minetti

Fiete Jansen

Karla Runkehl

Karla Runkehl

Änne Jansen

Michel Piccoli

Michel Piccoli

Maurice Rouger

Werner Peters

Werner Peters

Quadde

Fred Delmare

Fred Delmare

Soldat

Paul R. Henker

Paul R. Henker

Hans Wehrl

Karl Brenk

Karl Brenk

Gerd Wehr

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Directed by
Kurt Maetzig
Kurt Maetzig
Written by
Kurt Maetzig
Kurt Maetzig
Willi Bredel

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