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Ernst Thälmann – Son of the Working Class (1954)

Genre : History, Drama

Runtime : 2H 4M

Director : Kurt Maetzig

Synopsis

This film is the first of a two-part historical and biographical portrait of the communist politician and anti-fascist Ernst Thälmann. In early November 1918, Ernst Thälmann is an unwilling soldier serving on the western front. As the revolutionary movement at home is threatened by the betrayal of the Social Democrats and fissures in the working class, Thälmann calls on his fellow soldiers to put down their weapons and unite with the workers in the communist struggle at home. Thälmann’s qualms about which side he is fighting on continue, but when the local police attempt to prevent a shipment of provisions and supplies from reaching the people in Petrograd, he intervenes and the ship is unloaded. With this moment of clarity, Thälmann continues to follow his political convictions and joins the workers at the Hamburg uprising in October 1923.

Actors

Günther Simon
Günther Simon
Ernst Thälmann
Hans-Peter Minetti
Hans-Peter Minetti
Fiete Jansen
Erich Franz
Erich Franz
Arthur Vierbreiter
Erika Dunkelmann
Erika Dunkelmann
Martha Vierbreiter
Johannes Arpe
Johannes Arpe
Höhn
Raimund Schelcher
Raimund Schelcher
Krischan Daik
Karla Runkehl
Karla Runkehl
Änne Harms
Gerhard Bienert
Gerhard Bienert
Otto Kramer
Robert Trösch
Robert Trösch
Kuddel Riemöller
Wolf Kaiser
Wolf Kaiser
Major Zinker
Werner Peters
Werner Peters
Hauptmann Quadde
Martin Flörchinger
Martin Flörchinger
Karl Liebknecht
Steffie Spira
Steffie Spira
Clara Zetkin
Hans Flössel
Hans Flössel
Scheidemann
Walter E. Fuß
Walter E. Fuß
Karl Borns
Rudolf Klix
Rudolf Klix
Willbrandt
Hans Klering
Hans Klering
Asmussen
Gerhard Lau
Gerhard Lau
Hein Heber
Sergei Kalinin
Sergei Kalinin
Sowjetischer Kapitän
Werner Pledath
Werner Pledath
Hauck
Karl Kendzia
Karl Kendzia
Adolf Wahlkeit
Carla Hoffmann
Carla Hoffmann
Rosa Thälmann
Judith Harms
Judith Harms
Rosa Luxemburg
Peter Schorn
Peter Schorn
Lenin
Karl Weber
Karl Weber
Friedrich Ebert
Oswald Foerderer
Oswald Foerderer
Martin Bünse
Lotte Loebinger
Lotte Loebinger
Emma Kramer
Wilfried Ortmann
Wilfried Ortmann
Hannes Harms
Hans-Edgar Stecher
Hans-Edgar Stecher
Peter Brinkmann
Gerd Jäger
Gerd Jäger
Josef Wissarionowitsch Stalin
Karl Eugen Lehnkering
Karl Eugen Lehnkering
Gustav Stresemann
Joe Münch-Harris
Joe Münch-Harris
Gustav Noske
Arthur Pieck
Arthur Pieck
Wilhelm Pieck
Hermann Dieckhoff
Hermann Dieckhoff
Dr. Matthies
Erich Brauer
Erich Brauer
Freese
Wilhelm Gröhl
Wilhelm Gröhl
Brandler
Otto Ernst Tickardt
Otto Ernst Tickardt
Mahlmann
Willi Schwabe
Willi Schwabe
Berber
Harry Preuß
Harry Preuß
Tarnow
Nico Turoff
Nico Turoff
Brandler
Ursula Röschmann
Ursula Röschmann
Frau Harms
Kurt Dunkelmann
Kurt Dunkelmann
Trenow
Günther Polensen
Günther Polensen
Bauer
Sonja Haacker
Sonja Haacker
Freese
Wilhelm Otto Eckhardt
Wilhelm Otto Eckhardt
Puttkamp
Frithjof Rüde
Frithjof Rüde
General Vogt
Adolf Peter Hoffmann
Adolf Peter Hoffmann
Alland
Erich Mirek
Erich Mirek
Karl
Alfred Bohl
Alfred Bohl
Walter
Karl Brenk
Karl Brenk
Hinnerk
Oskar Neugebauer
Oskar Neugebauer
Eddi
Paul Funk
Paul Funk
Paul
Leonid Ritter
Leonid Ritter
Sowjetischer Matrose
Alexej Plesnizow
Alexej Plesnizow
Vertreter der Petrograder Gewerkschaften
Charlotte Küter
Charlotte Küter
Frau mit Revolver
Jean Brahn
Jean Brahn
Polizist
Walter Lendrich
Walter Lendrich
Häftling
Willi Narloch
Willi Narloch
ZK-Vertreter
Harry Studt
Harry Studt
Oberst im Geheimdienst
Axel Triebel
Axel Triebel
General
Harro ten Brook
Harro ten Brook
General
Hans Fiebrandt
Hans Fiebrandt
Frontsoldat
Wilhelm Hinrich Holtz
Wilhelm Hinrich Holtz
Geschäftsführer im Kaiserhof
Wolf von Beneckendorff
Wolf von Beneckendorff
Russischer Emmigrant
Ludwig Sachs
Ludwig Sachs
Spitzel
Dorothea Thiesing
Dorothea Thiesing
Gemüsefrau
Friedrich Gnaß
Friedrich Gnaß
Hauswirt
Rudolf Fleck
Rudolf Fleck
Gefängniswärter
Kurt Sperling
Kurt Sperling
Gewehrzähler
Eberhard Kratz
Eberhard Kratz
Reichswehroffizier
Hans Rose
Hans Rose
Erster Arbeiter
Carl Lange
Carl Lange
Zweiter Arbeiter
Hermann Stetza
Hermann Stetza
Dritter Arbeiter

Crews

Kurt Maetzig
Kurt Maetzig
Director
Willi Bredel
Willi Bredel
Writer
Michael Tschesno-Hell
Michael Tschesno-Hell
Writer
Lena Neumann
Lena Neumann
Editor
Wilhelm Neef
Wilhelm Neef
Music
Karl Plintzner
Karl Plintzner
Director of Photography
Otto Erdmann
Otto Erdmann
Production Design
Willy Schiller
Willy Schiller
Art Direction
Gerhard Kaddatz
Gerhard Kaddatz
Costume Design

Posters and backgrounds

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