Movie: Ernst Thälmann – Son of the Working Class

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Günther Simon
Günther Simon

Ernst Thälmann

Hans-Peter Minetti
Hans-Peter Minetti

Fiete Jansen

Erich Franz
Erich Franz

Arthur Vierbreiter

Erika Dunkelmann
Erika Dunkelmann

Martha Vierbreiter

Johannes Arpe
Johannes Arpe

Höhn

Raimund Schelcher
Raimund Schelcher

Krischan Daik

Karla Runkehl
Karla Runkehl

Änne Harms

Gerhard Bienert
Gerhard Bienert

Otto Kramer

Robert Trösch
Robert Trösch

Kuddel Riemöller

Wolf Kaiser
Wolf Kaiser

Major Zinker

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    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.

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    1954-03-09

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    5.1

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