Underplayed Gems

Ernst Thälmann (1986)

Ernst Thälmann poster
Directed by
Ursula Bonhoff, Georg Schiemann
Genre
drama, history
Country
German Democratic Republic
Runtime
3h 50m
Rating
8.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
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This two-part miniseries tells the story of Ernst Thalmann, the leader of the German Communist Party during the Weimar Republic. It follows his political life and eventual execution by Nazi order.

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What happens

Ernst Thälmann is a two-part television miniseries by DEFA. It was first broadcast on 7 February 1986 on GDR television, DFF. It is on the life of German Communist leader, Ernst Thälmann (who during the Weimar Republic was the head of the ticket for the Communist Party of Germany, and was executed on Adolf Hitler's order, 1944). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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