As Long as There’s Life in Me

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 9, 1965

Original language

German

Spoken languages

German

Countries

East Germany, Germany

Production

DEFA,DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme

Cast

Horst Schulze,Lyudmila Kasyanova,Mikhail Ulyanov,Albert Hetterle,Erika Dunkelmann,Jutta Hoffmann,Stefan Lisewski,Albert Garbe,Fred Delmare,Wolfgang Ostbergand 45 more

Director

Günter Reisch

Writer

Hermann Herlinghaus,Michael Tschesno-Hell,Günter Reisch

Cinematography

Horst E. Brandt

Music

Ernst Hermann Meyer

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

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