October 1918: Karl Liebknecht is released from prison and Berlin workers celebrate his release. Although WWI is almost over, the German Kaiserreich in vain sends its last reserves to the slaughter. The working class is in a rebellious mood; the uprising of Kiel’s sailors against war and militarism sets off a call for revolution led by Liebknecht. On November 9, Liebknecht declares the Free Socialist Republic of Germany. But pro-Kaiser military and right wing Social Democrats oppose him.
The communist and resistance fighter Lorenz Reger, who after the war put all his efforts in the creation of a socialist German state, learns that he has only a short time left to live. Nevertheless, he wants to take on one last difficult new task: He wants to restructure a large firm which has run deep into the red numbers. In a short amount of time, Reger manages to establish mutual trust between the employees and the new management. Furthermore, he motivates the employees with his personal interest for their concerns.
Герой фильма лейтенант Геккер с восьми лет жил и воспитывался в СССР, куда эмигрировала его семья. В апреле 1945 года в возрасте 19 лет он ступил на родную землю как переводчик и агитатор политотдела 45 армии, где служил для ведения звуковещательной пропаганды и работы с военнопленными. Действие фильма заканчивается 3 мая 1945 года. За это время наш герой был комендантом города Бернау, освобождал Заксенхаузен, участвовалв переговорах о капитуляции цитадели Шпандау.
Scheidemann
Первый фильм дилогии, посвященный жизни известного немецкого лидера коммунистического движения Карла Либкнехта. Фильм второй - «Несмотря ни на что» (1971).
Professor
After a breakdown, Rita returns to her childhood village in 1961. As she recovers, she remembers the past two years: her love for the chemist Manfred, ten years her senior; how his enthusiasm about his new chemical process turned to bitter disappointment in the face of official rejection; how he escaped to West Berlin a few weeks before the Wall was built and hoped that she would follow him …
