In wartime Berlin, a factory foreman, Otto Quangel and his wife, Anna learn that their only son, Paul, has been killed in action in France. In their grief, the couple decide to take action against the Nazi regime. They create their own form of resistance, writing postcards urging people to resist Hitler and the Nazis and quietly distributing the postcards around Berlin. Various people enter the picture, showing the fear and distrust of the times. People, such as the actor Harteisen, find the cards and race to turn them in, lest they be found with them and come under suspicion. The police and the Gestapo are baffled for over a year, but finally find the source of the cards. The Volksgerichtshof sentences the Quangels to death.
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Edith Schultze-Westrum
Anna Quangel
Known for
Fear
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Anneli Granget
Trudel Baumann
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Hartmut Reck
Karl Hergesell
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Martin Hirthe
SS-Brigadeführer Prall
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Werner Peters
Kriminalkommissar Escherich
Known for
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse
Benno Hoffmann
Kriminalassistent Schröder
Known for
Werner - Volles Rooäää!!!
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Harry Riebauer
Ministerialrat Dr. Sommer
Known for
The Great Escape
Possession
Friedrich Schoenfelder
Staatsschauspieler Harteisen
Known for
Otto – The New Movie
Back to Gaya
Rudolf Fernau
Dr. Toll
Also in
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The Strangler of Blackmoor Castle
Hilde Sessak
Frau Gesch
Known for
The Punch Bowl
The Man Between
Klaus Miedel
Präsident Volksgerichtshof
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Canaris
Paul Albert Krumm
Fremder
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Babeck
Jonathan
Falk Harnack Director · Robert A. Stemmle Writer Hans Fallada Author
First release July 18, 1962 · Produced in Germany · Original title Jeder stirbt für sich allein
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Germany
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Original title
Jeder stirbt für sich allein
Original language
German
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German
Release dates
Germany · July 18, 1962
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