Ernst Thälmann – Son of the Working Class
1954/03/09 • Released • Russian, German
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.
Director : Kurt Maetzig
Casts
Günther Simon
Ernst Thälmann
Hans-Peter Minetti
Fiete Jansen
Erich Franz
Arthur Vierbreiter
Erika Dunkelmann
Martha Vierbreiter
Johannes Arpe
Höhn
Raimund Schelcher
Krischan Daik
Karla Runkehl
Änne Harms
Gerhard Bienert
Otto Kramer
Werner Peters
Hauptmann Quadde
Martin Flörchinger
Karl Liebknecht
Steffie Spira
Clara Zetkin
Rudolf Klix
Willbrandt
Hans Klering
Asmussen
Werner Pledath
Hauck
Karl Kendzia
Adolf Wahlkeit
Peter Schorn
Lenin
Lotte Loebinger
Emma Kramer
Wilfried Ortmann
Hannes Harms
Hans-Edgar Stecher
Peter Brinkmann
Erich Brauer
Freese
Willi Schwabe
Berber
Nico Turoff
Brandler
Karl Brenk
Hinnerk
Charlotte Küter
Frau mit Revolver
Walter Lendrich
Häftling
Harry Studt
Oberst im Geheimdienst
Hans Fiebrandt
Frontsoldat
Friedrich Gnaß
Hauswirt
Carl Lange
Zweiter Arbeiter
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