Ernst Thälmann – Leader of the Working Class
Directed by Kurt MaetzigThe second part of the Ernst Thälmann films encompasses the time period between 1930 and Thälmann's murder in 1944. It shows Thälmann's battle to achieve a united front with all German workers against the National Socialists, his arrest following Hitler's seizure of power and the eleven years of his incarceration, in which he is unwavering in his beliefs until his death. An attempt to free him on the part of his comrades ends disastrously, and a corrupt offer of freedom from Göring himself receives Thälmann's refusal. He must also witness how his brave fellow Socialist Aenne Jansen in the women's prison across from his tragically loses her life during a bombing raid. The second primary character of the film is Aenne's husband Fiete Jansen, who already proved his loyalty to Thälmann's side as a friend and fighter in the first part. As the commander of the Thälmann Battalion, he fights in Spain on the side of the people and later in the ranks of the Red Army toward a speedy end to the war against Fascism.
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Ernst Thälmann - Führer seiner Klasse was released on October 7, 1955.
Ernst Thälmann - Führer seiner Klasse was directed by Kurt Maetzig.
Ernst Thälmann - Führer seiner Klasse has a runtime of 2 hr 20 min.
The key characters in Ernst Thälmann - Führer seiner Klasse are Ernst Thälmann (Günther Simon), Fiete Jansen (Hans-Peter Minetti), Änne Jansen (Karla Runkehl).
Ernst Thälmann - Führer seiner Klasse is a Biography, Drama, History film.
Ernst Thälmann - Führer seiner Klasse has an audience rating of 6.5 out of 10.