
Despite It All!
Drama · War
Overview
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.
Top Cast


Horst Schulze
Horst Schulze
Karl Liebknecht
Horst Schulze
Karl Liebknecht


Lyudmila Kasyanova
Lyudmila Kasyanova
Sophie Liebknecht
Lyudmila Kasyanova
Sophie Liebknecht
Ute Ilman
Ute Ilman
Vera Liebknecht
Ute Ilman
Vera Liebknecht


Zofia Mrozowska
Zofia Mrozowska
Rosa Luxemburg
Zofia Mrozowska
Rosa Luxemburg


Mikhail Ulyanov
Mikhail Ulyanov
V.I. Lenin
Mikhail Ulyanov
V.I. Lenin
Adolf Fischer
Adolf Fischer
Adolf Fischer


Ulrich Anschütz
Ulrich Anschütz
Erich Habersat
Ulrich Anschütz
Erich Habersat
Jörg Gillner
Jörg Gillner
Jörg Gillner


Albert Hetterle
Albert Hetterle
Albert Hetterle


Erika Dunkelmann
Erika Dunkelmann
Erika Dunkelmann
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