Ernst Thälmann (1986)

This elaborate two-part television film features a section from the life of communist worker leader Ernst Thälmann. It begins with the bloody riots on May 1, 1929 in Berlin, in which police officers shot at demonstrating workers, and ends with February 7, 1933, when Thälmann appeared as a speaker at the illegal meeting of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Germany in goat neck. This period was marked by the struggle of the Communists against the ever stronger National Socialists and the rise of Adolf Hitler.

Released

1986-02-07

Genres

Drama, History

Runtime

230 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Georg Schiemann, Ursula Bonhoff

TMDB rating

8.5/10 from 2 votes