Despite It All!
Genres
Overview
October 1918: Karl Liebknecht is released from prison and Berlin workers celebrate his release. Although WWI is almost over, the German Kaiserreich in vain sends its last reserves to the slaughter. The working class is in a rebellious mood; the uprising of Kiel’s sailors against war and militarism sets off a call for revolution led by Liebknecht. On November 9, Liebknecht declares the Free Socialist Republic of Germany. But pro-Kaiser military and right wing Social Democrats oppose him.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
125 min
Release Date
1972-01-13
Status
Released
Original Language
German
Vote Count
4
Vote Average
6.5
Horst Schulze
Karl Liebknecht
Lyudmila Kasyanova
Sophie Liebknecht
Ute Ilman
Vera Liebknecht
Zofia Mrozowska
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Mikhail Ulyanov
V.I. Lenin
Adolf Fischer
Ulrich Anschütz
Erich Habersat
Jörg Gillner
Albert Hetterle
Erika Dunkelmann
Jutta Hoffmann
Käthe Schreiner
Burkhard Mann
Fred Delmare
Waldemar Lehmann
Rolf Ludwig
Harry Hindemith
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Walter Plathe
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Jaecki Schwarz
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Helga Göring
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Siegfried Weiß
Manfred Zetzsche
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Peter Reusse
Horst Hiemer
Stefan Lisewski
Juliane Korén
Hans Hardt-Hardtloff
Ekkehard Schall
Adolf Peter Hoffmann
Otto Lang
Werner Godemann
Harald Halgardt
Gerd Michael Henneberg
Günter Junghans
Martin Trettau
Carl Heinz Choynski
Norbert Christian
Arthur Jopp
Volkmar Kleinert
Irma Münch
Raimund Schelcher
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