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The Song of the Trumpeter (1964)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 25M

Director : Konrad Petzold

Synopsis

Fritz Weineck, a worker′s son from Halle, loves music – and dreams to make a living out of it one day. When his friend Alfons, a World War I veteran, gives him a trumpet as a gift, Fritz seems to come closer to fulfil his dream. But then, Fritz realizes that after the end of the German empire workers still have to desperately fight for their rights, and decides to use his instrument for political means: At a meeting of militant workers, he uses his trumpet as a signal horn. But Fritz suffers a severe setback when a comrade dies in the fight for an arms depot because of his fault.

Actors

Horst Jonischkan
Horst Jonischkan
Fritz Weineck
Erik Veldre
Erik Veldre
Paul Hepner
Doris Abeßer
Doris Abeßer
Käthe Mielfe
Ezard Haußmann
Ezard Haußmann
Georg Füllbrink
Jürgen Frohriep
Jürgen Frohriep
Walter Ebersdorf
Traudl Kulikowsky
Traudl Kulikowsky
Fred Delmare
Fred Delmare
Kleckchen
Wolfgang Greese
Wolfgang Greese
Helga Göring
Helga Göring
Anna Weineck
Rolf Römer
Rolf Römer
Bruno Carstens
Bruno Carstens
Hannjo Hasse
Hannjo Hasse
Pietzker
Horst Friedrich
Horst Friedrich
Hannes Fischer
Hannes Fischer
Werner Wieland
Werner Wieland
Hans Klering
Hans Klering
Nico Turoff
Nico Turoff
Werner Kamenik
Werner Kamenik
Hans-Edgar Stecher
Hans-Edgar Stecher
Erika Stiska
Erika Stiska
Günther Simon
Günther Simon
Heinz Laggies
Heinz Laggies
Günter Meier
Günter Meier
Albert Zahn
Albert Zahn
Fritz Mohr
Fritz Mohr
Freikorpsmann
Georg Helge
Georg Helge
Jochen Diestelmann
Jochen Diestelmann
Hilmar Baumann
Hilmar Baumann
Gerhard Hänsel
Gerhard Hänsel
Fredy Barten
Fredy Barten
Stiernackiger Industrieller
Harald Moszdorf
Harald Moszdorf
Günther Polensen
Günther Polensen
Werner Senftleben
Werner Senftleben

Crews

Konrad Petzold
Konrad Petzold
Director
Konrad Petzold
Konrad Petzold
Writer
Hans-Albert Pederzani
Hans-Albert Pederzani
Writer
Otto Gotsche
Otto Gotsche
Novel
Günter Haubold
Günter Haubold
Cinematography
Thea Richter
Thea Richter
Editor
Gerhard Rosenfeld
Gerhard Rosenfeld
Music

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