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As Long as There’s Life in Me (1965)

As Long as There’s Life in Me (1965)

Drama
Release Date: 1965, September 9
Directors: Günter Reisch
Countries: East Germany
Production: DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Cast: Mikhail Ulyanov, Horst Schulze, Rolf Hoppe, Jutta Hoffmann, Fred Delmare, Werner Dissel, Rolf Ludwig, Albert Hetterle, Wolfgang Ostberg, Mathilde Danegger, Erich Mirek, Stefan Lisewski

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.

Keywords:

biography communism socialism liebknecht weimar republic