Ernst Thälmann – Leader of the Working Class
Overview
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.
About Ernst Thälmann – Leader of the Working Class (1955)
Released in 1955, Ernst Thälmann – Leader of the Working Class is a history and drama film from DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme (East Germany). It was directed by Kurt Maetzig and written by Willi Bredel and Michael Tschesno-Hell. The cast is led by Günther Simon, Hans-Peter Minetti, Karla Runkehl, Michel Piccoli and Werner Peters. With a runtime of 2h 20m, the film averages 7.1/10 across 8 TMDB ratings.
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