
Ernst Thälmann – Leader of the Working Class
History · Drama
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.
Top Cast


Günther Simon
Günther Simon
Ernst Thälmann
Günther Simon
Ernst Thälmann


Hans-Peter Minetti
Hans-Peter Minetti
Fiete Jansen
Hans-Peter Minetti
Fiete Jansen


Karla Runkehl
Karla Runkehl
Änne Jansen
Karla Runkehl
Änne Jansen


Michel Piccoli
Michel Piccoli
Maurice Rouger
Michel Piccoli
Maurice Rouger


Werner Peters
Werner Peters
Quadde
Werner Peters
Quadde


Fred Delmare
Fred Delmare
Soldat
Fred Delmare
Soldat


Paul R. Henker
Paul R. Henker
Paul R. Henker
Hans Wehrl
Hans Wehrl
Hans Wehrl


Karl Brenk
Karl Brenk
Karl Brenk
Gerd Wehr
Gerd Wehr
Gerd Wehr
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