The Song of the Trumpeter
1964, German. Directed by Konrad Petzold.
Fritz Weineck, a worker′s son from Halle, loves music – and dreams to make a living out of it one day. When his friend Alfons, a World War I veteran, gives him a trumpet as a gift, Fritz seems to come closer to fulfil his dream. But then, Fritz realizes that after the end of the German empire workers still have to desperately fight for their rights, and decides to use his instrument for political means: At a meeting of militant workers, he uses his trumpet as a signal horn. But Fritz suffers a severe setback when a comrade dies in the fight for an arms depot because of his fault.
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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Cast & crew
- Konrad PetzoldDirector
- Horst JonischkanFritz Weineck
- Erik VeldrePaul Hepner
- Doris AbeßerKäthe Mielfe
- Ezard HaußmannGeorg Füllbrink
- Jürgen FrohriepWalter Ebersdorf
- Traudl KulikowskyLene Langner
- Fred DelmareKleckchen
- Wolfgang GreeseKarl Borsdorff
- Helga GöringAnna Weineck
- Rolf RömerAlfons Wieland
- Bruno CarstensGustav Merseburg
- Hannjo HassePietzker
Details
- Released
- 5 November 1964
- Original title
- Das Lied vom Trompeter
- Country
- East Germany, Germany
- Written by
- Konrad Petzold, Hans-Albert Pederzani
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The Song of the Trumpeter runs 85 minutes (1h 25m).
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The Song of the Trumpeter isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 5 November 1964. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Song of the Trumpeter?
The Song of the Trumpeter (1964) was directed by Konrad Petzold and stars Horst Jonischkan, Erik Veldre, Doris Abeßer.