Solange Leben in mir ist (1965)

Directed by

Günter Reisch

Genre

biographical film

Country

German Democratic Republic, Germany

Runtime

1h 54m

Rating

10.0 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This East German film follows the life of communist leader Karl Liebknecht during the early years of World War I. It focuses on his political activism and personal struggles as he opposes the war.

historicalseriousslow-burninspirationalearnestsomberreflectivedeliberate

What happens

Solange Leben in mir ist (English: As Long As There's Life in Me) is a 1965 German biopic from the East German state-owned DEFA studios and director Günter Reisch following the life of the German communist leader Karl Liebknecht during the first half of World War I. It is the first part in a two-part film series about Liebknecht directed by Reisch, starring Horst Schulze as Karl Liebknecht and Lyudmila Kasyanova as Sophie Liebknecht. It is followed by the 1972 sequel Trotz alledem! (English: In Spite of Everything!) which follows Liebknecht's life during the second half of the war and beyond. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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