Despite It All!
7.1
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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Cast
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Horst Schulze
Karl Liebknecht
Also in
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White Wolves
Lyudmila Kasyanova
Sophie Liebknecht
Also in
Don Quixote
People on the Bridge
Ute Ilman
Vera Liebknecht
No other roles listed
Zofia Mrozowska
Rosa Luxemburg
Also in
The Constant Factor
Polskie drogi
Ute Illmann
Vera Liebknecht
Mikhail Ulyanov
V.I. Lenin
Known for
The Rifleman of the Voroshilov Regiment
Liberation - Part 3 : Direction of the Main Blow
Adolf Fischer
Also in
Kuhle Wampe or Who Owns the World?
Comradeship
Ulrich Anschütz
Erich Habersat
Also in
Superstau
Rottenknechte
Jörg Gillner
Known for
Gloomy Sunday
Albert Hetterle
Also in
The Second Track
Antigone
Erika Dunkelmann
Also in
A Berlin Romance
Ernst Thälmann – Son of the Working Class
Jutta Hoffmann
Käthe Schreiner
Known for
Bandits
Günter Reisch Director · Michael Tschesno-Hell Writer Monika Schindler Editor
First release January 13, 1972 · Produced in XG, Germany · Original title Trotz alledem!
Production
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Production
XG · Germany
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Original title
Trotz alledem!
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · January 13, 1972
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Russia
October 7, 1974 · Theatrical · In cinemas nationwide
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