
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.

Günther Simon
Ernst Thälmann

Hans-Peter Minetti
Fiete Jansen

Karla Runkehl
Änne Jansen



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Ernst Thälmann - Führer seiner Klasse
October 6, 1955
2h 20m
7.1
Kurt Maetzig
Kurt Maetzig, Willi Bredel, Michael Tschesno-Hell
8


DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
XG
Michel Piccoli
Maurice Rouger

Werner Peters
Quadde

Fred Delmare
Soldat

Paul R. Henker
Cast

Hans Wehrl
Cast

Karl Brenk
Cast

Gerd Wehr
Cast
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