
As Long as There’s Life in Me (1965)
1h 54m | PG-13
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.
Director: Günter Reisch
Studio: DEFA
Genre: Drama
Video: 720p
Cast

Horst Schulze
as Karl Liebknecht

Lyudmila Kasyanova
as Sophie Liebknecht

Mikhail Ulyanov
as Frolow

Albert Hetterle
as Paul Schreiner

Erika Dunkelmann
as Milda Schreiner

Jutta Hoffmann
as Käthe Schreiner