Ernst Thälmann – Leader of the Working Class
1955, German. Directed by Kurt Maetzig.
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.
- Runtime
- 2h 20m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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- Released
- 6 October 1955
- Original title
- Ernst Thälmann - Führer seiner Klasse
- Country
- East Germany
- Written by
- Willi Bredel, Michael Tschesno-Hell, Kurt Maetzig
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If you liked Ernst Thälmann – Leader of the Working Class, try Rosa Luxemburg, The People vs. Fritz Bauer, Nuremberg.
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Ernst Thälmann – Leader of the Working Class (1955) was directed by Kurt Maetzig and stars Günther Simon, Hans-Peter Minetti, Karla Runkehl.