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Ernst Thälmann – Son of the Working Class
4.4
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2h 4m
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1954
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Released
Overview
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.

Cast
Günther Simon poster
Günther Simon
Ernst Thälmann
Hans-Peter Minetti poster
Hans-Peter Minetti
Fiete Jansen
Erich Franz poster
Erich Franz
Arthur Vierbreiter
Erika Dunkelmann poster
Erika Dunkelmann
Martha Vierbreiter
Johannes Arpe poster
Johannes Arpe
Höhn
Raimund Schelcher poster
Raimund Schelcher
Krischan Daik
Karla Runkehl poster
Karla Runkehl
Änne Harms
Gerhard Bienert poster
Gerhard Bienert
Otto Kramer
Robert Trösch poster
Robert Trösch
Kuddel Riemöller
Wolf Kaiser poster
Wolf Kaiser
Major Zinker
Werner Peters poster
Werner Peters
Hauptmann Quadde
Martin Flörchinger poster
Martin Flörchinger
Karl Liebknecht
Steffie Spira poster
Steffie Spira
Clara Zetkin
Hans Flössel poster
Hans Flössel
Scheidemann
Walter E. Fuß poster
Walter E. Fuß
Karl Borns
Rudolf Klix poster
Rudolf Klix
Willbrandt
Hans Klering poster
Hans Klering
Asmussen
Gerhard Lau poster
Gerhard Lau
Hein Heber
Sergei Kalinin poster
Sergei Kalinin
Sowjetischer Kapitän
Werner Pledath poster
Werner Pledath
Hauck

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