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Ernst Thälmann - Führer seiner Klasse (1955) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Kurt Maetzig

Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)  

Willi Bredel ... (screenplay)
Michael Tschesno-Hell ... (screenplay)

Cast (in credits order)  

Günther Simon Günther Simon ... Ernst Thälmann
Hans-Peter Minetti Hans-Peter Minetti ... Fiete Jansen
Karla Runkehl Karla Runkehl ... Änne Jansen
Paul R. Henker Paul R. Henker ... Robert Dirhagen
Hans Wehrl Hans Wehrl ... Wilhelm Pieck
Karl Brenk Karl Brenk ... Walter Ulbricht
Gerd Wehr Gerd Wehr ... Wilhelm Florin
Walter Martin Walter Martin ... Hermann Matern
Theo Shall ... Marcel Cachin
Georges Stanescu Georges Stanescu ... Georgi Dimitroff
Nikolay Kryuchkov ... Sowjetischer Panzeroberst (as Nikolai Krjutschkow)
Carla Hoffmann Carla Hoffmann ... Rosa Thälmann
Angela Brunner Angela Brunner ... Irma Thälmann
Erich Franz Erich Franz ... Arthur Vierbreiter
Erika Dunkelmann Erika Dunkelmann ... Martha Vierbreiter
Raimund Schelcher Raimund Schelcher ... Krischan Daik
Herbert Richter Herbert Richter ... Kruczinski
Michel Piccoli ... Rouger
Wilhelm Koch-Hooge Wilhelm Koch-Hooge ... Hauptmann Schröder
Paul Pfingst Paul Pfingst ... Kulle
Kurt Dunkelmann Kurt Dunkelmann ... 1. Wachtmeister
Otto Krone Otto Krone ... 2. Wachtmeister
Fritz Diez ... Adolf Hitler
Kurt Wetzel Kurt Wetzel ... Hermann Göring
Hans Stuhrmann Hans Stuhrmann ... Propagandaminister Goebbels
Eberhard Kratz Eberhard Kratz ... Tarnow
Erich Brauer Erich Brauer ... Severing
Hans Schäffer Hans Schäffer ... Krüger
Walter Jupé Walter Jupé ... Diebold
Werner Peters ... Quadde
Hans-Peter Thielen Hans-Peter Thielen ... Hartrein
Werner Pledath Werner Pledath ... Hauck, sen.
Hannes Fischer Hannes Fischer ... Hauck, jun.
Paul Paulsen Paul Paulsen ... Mc Fuller
Fred Kötteritzsch Fred Kötteritzsch ... Papen
Frithjof Ruede Frithjof Ruede ... General
Harry Riebauer Harry Riebauer ... Leutnant Meyer
Heinz Kögel Heinz Kögel ... SS-Mann
Walter Niklaus Walter Niklaus ... SS-Mann
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jean Brahn Jean Brahn ... Kohlenhändler
Fred Delmare ... Soldat
Adolf Fischer Adolf Fischer
Hans W. Hamacher Hans W. Hamacher
Horst Kube Horst Kube ... Kommandant
Fred Mahr Fred Mahr
Hans Schulze Hans Schulze
Werner Senftleben ... Jonny Scheer
Steffie Spira Steffie Spira
Hermann Stetza Hermann Stetza
Friedrich Teitge Friedrich Teitge ... Gestapo-Beamter
Hubert Temming Hubert Temming ... Duclos
Will van Deeg Will van Deeg ... Heinrich Himmler
Egon Vogel Egon Vogel ... Soldat
Karl-Heinz Weiss Karl-Heinz Weiss ... Thorez (as Karl-Heinz Weiß)
Gerry Wolff Gerry Wolff ... Delegierter aus dem Saargebiet

Music by 

Wilhelm Neef

Cinematography by 

Horst E. Brandt
Karl Plintzner

Editing by 

Lena Neumann

Production Design by 

Otto Erdmann
Willy Schiller

Costume Design by 

Gerhard Kaddatz

Makeup Department 

Marian Babiuch ... makeup artist
Mark Rashkow ... makeup artist

Production Management 

Adolf Fischer ... production manager
Hans Mahlich ... unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Bernd Braun ... second assistant director
Günter Reisch ... assistant director
Konrad Wolf ... assistant director

Art Department 

Franz F. Fürst ... assistant production designer
Alfred Hirschmeier ... assistant production designer
Arthur Schwarz ... assistant production designer

Sound Department 

Erich Schmidt ... sound

Special Effects by 

Ernst Kunstmann ... optical effects

Camera and Electrical Department 

Richard Günther ... assistant camera
Heinz Wenzel ... still photographer

Additional Crew 

Johannes Arpe ... dialogue director

See also

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