Ernst Thälmann – Son of the Working Class (1954)
Ernst Thälmann – Son of the Working Class (1954)
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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Cast

Günther Simon Günther Simon As: Ernst Thälmann
Hans-Peter Minetti Hans-Peter Minetti As: Fiete Jansen
Erich Franz Erich Franz As: Arthur Vierbreiter
Erika Dunkelmann Erika Dunkelmann As: Martha Vierbreiter
Johannes Arpe Johannes Arpe As: Höhn
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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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Genres: History, Drama

Language: Deutsch, Pусский

Release Date: 09 March 1954

Country: XG

Runtime: 124m

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Company Credits

Company: DEFA

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Cast

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

Werner Peters

Werner Peters

Hauptmann Quadde

Martin Flörchinger

Martin Flörchinger

Karl Liebknecht

Steffie Spira

Steffie Spira

Clara Zetkin

Hans Flössel

Hans Flössel

Scheidemann

Walter E. Fuß

Walter E. Fuß

Karl Borns

Rudolf Klix

Rudolf Klix

Willbrandt

Hans Klering

Hans Klering

Asmussen

Gerhard Lau

Gerhard Lau

Hein Heber

Sergei Kalinin

Sergei Kalinin

Sowjetischer Kapitän

Werner Pledath

Werner Pledath

Hauck

Karl Kendzia

Karl Kendzia

Adolf Wahlkeit

Carla Hoffmann

Carla Hoffmann

Rosa Thälmann

Judith Harms

Judith Harms

Rosa Luxemburg

Peter Schorn

Peter Schorn

Lenin

Karl Weber

Karl Weber

Friedrich Ebert

Oswald Foerderer

Oswald Foerderer

Martin Bünse

Lotte Loebinger

Lotte Loebinger

Emma Kramer

Wilfried Ortmann

Wilfried Ortmann

Hannes Harms

Hans-Edgar Stecher

Hans-Edgar Stecher

Peter Brinkmann

Gerd Jäger

Gerd Jäger

Josef Wissarionowitsch Stalin

Karl Eugen Lehnkering

Karl Eugen Lehnkering

Gustav Stresemann

Joe Münch-Harris

Joe Münch-Harris

Gustav Noske

Arthur Pieck

Arthur Pieck

Wilhelm Pieck

Hermann Dieckhoff

Hermann Dieckhoff

Dr. Matthies

Erich Brauer

Erich Brauer

Freese

Wilhelm Gröhl

Wilhelm Gröhl

Brandler

Otto Ernst Tickardt

Otto Ernst Tickardt

Mahlmann

Willi Schwabe

Willi Schwabe

Berber

Harry Preuß

Harry Preuß

Tarnow

Nico Turoff

Nico Turoff

Brandler

Ursula Röschmann

Ursula Röschmann

Frau Harms

Kurt Dunkelmann

Kurt Dunkelmann

Trenow

Günther Polensen

Günther Polensen

Bauer

Sonja Haacker

Sonja Haacker

Freese

Wilhelm Otto Eckhardt

Wilhelm Otto Eckhardt

Puttkamp

Frithjof Rüde

Frithjof Rüde

General Vogt

Adolf Peter Hoffmann

Adolf Peter Hoffmann

Alland

Erich Mirek

Erich Mirek

Karl

Alfred Bohl

Alfred Bohl

Walter

Karl Brenk

Karl Brenk

Hinnerk

Oskar Neugebauer

Oskar Neugebauer

Eddi

Paul Funk

Paul Funk

Paul

Leonid Ritter

Leonid Ritter

Sowjetischer Matrose

Alexej Plesnizow

Alexej Plesnizow

Vertreter der Petrograder Gewerkschaften

Charlotte Küter

Charlotte Küter

Frau mit Revolver

Jean Brahn

Jean Brahn

Polizist

Walter Lendrich

Walter Lendrich

Häftling

Willi Narloch

Willi Narloch

ZK-Vertreter

Harry Studt

Harry Studt

Oberst im Geheimdienst

Axel Triebel

Axel Triebel

General

Harro ten Brook

Harro ten Brook

General

Hans Fiebrandt

Hans Fiebrandt

Frontsoldat

Wilhelm Hinrich Holtz

Wilhelm Hinrich Holtz

Geschäftsführer im Kaiserhof

Wolf von Beneckendorff

Wolf von Beneckendorff

Russischer Emmigrant

Ludwig Sachs

Ludwig Sachs

Spitzel

Dorothea Thiesing

Dorothea Thiesing

Gemüsefrau

Friedrich Gnaß

Friedrich Gnaß

Hauswirt

Rudolf Fleck

Rudolf Fleck

Gefängniswärter

Kurt Sperling

Kurt Sperling

Gewehrzähler

Eberhard Kratz

Eberhard Kratz

Reichswehroffizier

Hans Rose

Hans Rose

Erster Arbeiter

Carl Lange

Carl Lange

Zweiter Arbeiter

Hermann Stetza

Hermann Stetza

Dritter Arbeiter

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Writing Credits

Production Crew

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Costume and Makeup

Gerhard Kaddatz

Gerhard Kaddatz

Costume Design

Sound

Visual Effects

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Camera

Karl Plintzner

Karl Plintzner

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Otto Erdmann

Otto Erdmann

Production Design

Willy Schiller

Willy Schiller

Art Direction

Other Crew

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