Despite It All! (1972)
Despite It All! (1972) - Drama Movies 125 minutes. Trotz alledem! – Ein Film über Karl Liebknecht, Despite it all! A Film about Karl Liebknecht, In Spite of Everything!. 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. german democratic republic, revolution, socialism, communism, liebknecht, proletarian
Released: Jan 13, 1972
Runtime: 125 minutes
Stars: Horst Schulze, Lyudmila Kasyanova, Albert Hetterle, Erika Dunkelmann, Jutta Hoffmann, Burkhard Mann
Crew: Günter Reisch (Director), Michael Tschesno-Hell (Writer), Ernst Hermann Meyer (Music), Günter Reisch (Writer), Monika Schindler (Editor), Jürgen Brauer (Cinematography)