Ernst Thälmann – Son of the Working Class

Overview

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.

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
Kuddel Riemöller
Wolf Kaiser
Major Zinker
Werner Peters
Werner Peters
Hauptmann Quadde
Martin Flörchinger
Martin Flörchinger
Karl Liebknecht

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