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.
🌏 Languages Available: German , Russian , French
📆 Date Released: 1955-10-06
⌚ Running Time: 140 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.4

Beloved Cast

Günther Simon original image
Ernst Thälmann
Günther Simon
Hans-Peter Minetti original image
Fiete Jansen
Hans-Peter Minetti
Karla Runkehl original image
Änne Jansen
Karla Runkehl
Michel Piccoli original image
Maurice Rouger
Michel Piccoli
Werner Peters original image
Quadde
Werner Peters
Fred Delmare original image
Soldat
Fred Delmare
Paul R. Henker original image
Paul R. Henker
Hans Wehrl original image
Hans Wehrl
Karl Brenk original image
Karl Brenk
Gerd Wehr original image
Gerd Wehr
Walter Martin original image
Walter Martin
Theo Shall original image
Theo Shall
Carla Hoffmann original image
Carla Hoffmann
Angela Brunner original image
Angela Brunner
Erich Franz original image
Erich Franz
Erika Dunkelmann original image
Erika Dunkelmann
Raimund Schelcher original image
Raimund Schelcher
Herbert Richter original image
Herbert Richter
Wilhelm Koch-Hooge original image
Wilhelm Koch-Hooge
Georges Stanescu original image
Georges Stanescu
Fritz Diez original image
Hitler
Fritz Diez
Kurt Wetzel original image
Göring
Kurt Wetzel
Erich Brauer original image
Erich Brauer
Fred Kötteritzsch original image
Fred Kötteritzsch
Werner Senftleben original image
Werner Senftleben
Will van Deeg original image
Himmler
Will van Deeg

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