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.
Genre: Drama
Stars: Horst Schulze, Lyudmila Kasyanova, Mikhail Ulyanov, Albert Hetterle, Erika Dunkelmann, Jutta Hoffmann
Crew: Günter Reisch (Director), Michael Tschesno-Hell (Writer), Ernst Hermann Meyer (Original Music Composer), Günter Reisch (Writer), Horst E. Brandt (Director of Photography), Elli-Charlotte Löffler (Costume Design)
Country: East Germany, Germany
Language: Deutsch
Studio: DEFA
Runtime: 114 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Sep 09, 1965
IMDb: 1
