Released:
1965-09-09

Overview:
This is part one of a two-part biopic about Karl Liebknecht. In 1914, Germany is arming itself for war. Karl Liebknecht, left-wing revolutionary Social Democrat, workers’ leader and a virulent antimilitarist, is one among 110 SPD members of Parliament who vote against approving war loans. From then on, he is considered un-German and a traitor to the fatherland, and his own party’s leadership turns against him. Despite threats, Liebknecht speaks up against the war and writes the manifesto “The Main Enemy Is at Home.” Even when he is arrested and charged with treason, he does not surrender.

Director:
Günter Reisch

Runtime:
1h 54min

Genre:
Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Horst Schulze
  as
  Karl Liebknecht
• 
  Lyudmila Kasyanova
  as
  Sophie Liebknecht
• 
  Mikhail Ulyanov
  as
  Frolow
• 
  Albert Hetterle
  as
  Paul Schreiner
• 
  Erika Dunkelmann
  as
  Milda Schreiner