Despite It All!
1972, German. Directed by Günter Reisch.
October 1918: Karl Liebknecht is released from prison and Berlin workers celebrate his release. Although WWI is almost over, the German Kaiserreich in vain sends its last reserves to the slaughter. The working class is in a rebellious mood; the uprising of Kiel’s sailors against war and militarism sets off a call for revolution led by Liebknecht. On November 9, Liebknecht declares the Free Socialist Republic of Germany. But pro-Kaiser military and right wing Social Democrats oppose him.
- Runtime
- 2h 5m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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Cast & crew
- Günter ReischDirector
- Horst SchulzeKarl Liebknecht
- Lyudmila KasyanovaSophie Liebknecht
- Ute IlmanVera Liebknecht
- Zofia MrozowskaRosa Luxemburg
- Mikhail UlyanovV.I. Lenin
- Adolf FischerCast
- Ulrich AnschützErich Habersat
- Jörg GillnerCast
- Albert HetterleCast
- Erika DunkelmannCast
- Jutta HoffmannKäthe Schreiner
- Burkhard MannCast
Details
- Released
- 13 January 1972
- Original title
- Trotz alledem!
- Country
- East Germany
- Written by
- Michael Tschesno-Hell, Günter Reisch
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Despite It All! runs 125 minutes (2h 5m).
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Despite It All! isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 13 January 1972. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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If you liked Despite It All!, try The Last Valley, The Scarlet and the Black, The Bunker.
Who directed Despite It All!?
Despite It All! (1972) was directed by Günter Reisch and stars Horst Schulze, Lyudmila Kasyanova, Ute Ilman.