Ernst Thälmann – Son of the Working Class

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Günther Simon

Ernst Thälmann

Age : 47 | Popularity : 7%

Hans-Peter Minetti

Fiete Jansen

Age : 80 | Popularity : 6%

Erich Franz

Arthur Vierbreiter

Age : 57 | Popularity : 5%

Erika Dunkelmann

Martha Vierbreiter

Age : 86 | Popularity : 3%

Johannes Arpe

Höhn

Age : 65 | Popularity : 5%

Raimund Schelcher

Krischan Daik

Age : 62 | Popularity : 3%

Karla Runkehl

Änne Harms

Age : 56 | Popularity : 3%

Gerhard Bienert

Otto Kramer

Age : 88 | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Kurt Maetzig
Editing	Editor	Lena Neumann
Writing	Writer	Michael Tschesno-Hell Willi Bredel
Sound	Music	Wilhelm Neef
Camera	Director of Photography	Karl Plintzner
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	Gerhard Kaddatz
Art	Production Design	Otto Erdmann
	Art Direction	Willy Schiller
Department	Role	Name

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