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Release Date:
October 6, 1955
Original Title:
Ernst Thälmann - Führer seiner Klasse
Alternate Titles:
Ernst Thälmann – Lãnh đạo của Giai cấp mình
Ernst Thälmann – Líder de su clase
Ernst Thälmann: Leader of His Class
Эрнст Тельман – вождь своего класса
Genres:
Drama | History
Production Companies:
DEFA
Production Countries:
East Germany
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 140
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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Cinematography:
Karl Plintzner
Horst E. Brandt
Director:
Kurt Maetzig
Editor:
Lena Neumann
Music:
Wilhelm Neef
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