Ernst Thälmann – Leader of the Working Class(Ernst Thälmann - Führer seiner Klasse)
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East Germany · 1955
2h 20m
Director Kurt Maetzig
Starring Günther Simon, Hans-Peter Minetti, Karla Runkehl, Michel Piccoli
Genre History, Drama
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Second Thälmann film that comprises the period from 1930 until his murder in 1944.
We hate to say it, but we can't find anywhere to view this film.
I've seen it. I bought a copy of it (actually both films by Maetzig on Thalmann) on German Amazon (when Amazon let you buy items without establishing a banking presence in that region). Actually less propaganda than hagiography. That's mostly a difference of emphasis. Saints' bios were propaganda. It is kinda marvelous actually. If over a certain age, in the cast of East German actors, you will see some familiar faces.