Ernst Thälmann – Leader of the Working Class

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.

Country:

East Germany

Genre:

History,

Drama

Duration:

140 minutes

Year:

1955

Director:

Kurt Maetzig

)}

Company:

DEFA

Cast:

Ernst Thälmann

Fiete Jansen

Änne Jansen

Maurice Rouger

Quadde

Crew:

Director

Writer

Writer

Writer

Cinematography