Despite It All!
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.
Cast
Horst Schulze
Karl Liebknecht
Lyudmila Kasyanova
Sophie Liebknecht
Ute Ilman
Vera Liebknecht
Zofia Mrozowska
Rosa Luxemburg
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
General von Hohenberg
Storyline
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.
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