Ernst Thälmann (1954)

Original title

Ernst Thälmann - Sohn seiner Klasse

Directed by

Kurt Maetzig

Genre

biographical film

Country

German Democratic Republic

Runtime

2h 07m

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 10 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This 1954 biographical film tells the story of Ernst Thälmann, a leader of the Communist Party in Germany during the 1920s and 1930s. It covers his political activities and his role as a working-class figurehead in the time before World War II.

inspirationalpatrioticseriousgrandeducationalformalsteadfastreverent

What happens

Ernst Thälmann is an East German communist propaganda film in two parts about the life of Ernst Thälmann, leader of the Communist Party of Germany during much of the Weimar Republic, directed by Kurt Maetzig and starring Günther Simon in the title role. The first part, Ernst Thälmann – Sohn seiner Klasse (Son of His Class), was released in 1954. It was followed by the 1955 sequel. Ernst Thälmann – Führer seiner Klasse (Leader of His Class). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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