Ernst Thälmann – Son of the Working Class (1954)
1954 · 2h 4m · History, Drama
Genres: History, Drama
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.
Director: Kurt Maetzig
Writers: Willi Bredel, Michael Tschesno-Hell
Music by: Wilhelm Neef
Cinematography: Karl Plintzner
Editor: Lena Neumann
Part of the Ernst Thälmann franchise.
Cast
Günther Simon as Ernst ThälmannHans-Peter Minetti as Fiete JansenErich Franz as Arthur VierbreiterErika Dunkelmann as Martha VierbreiterJohannes Arpe as HöhnRaimund Schelcher as Krischan DaikKarla Runkehl as Änne HarmsGerhard Bienert as Otto KramerRobert Trösch as Kuddel RiemöllerWolf Kaiser as Major ZinkerWerner Peters as Hauptmann QuaddeMartin Flörchinger as Karl LiebknechtMore like this
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