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As Long as There’s Life in Me

As Long as There’s Life in Me (1965)

1h 54m | PG-13

⭐ 10 / 10

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

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Cast

Horst Schulze

Horst Schulze

as Karl Liebknecht

Lyudmila Kasyanova

Lyudmila Kasyanova

as Sophie Liebknecht

Mikhail Ulyanov

Mikhail Ulyanov

as Frolow

Albert Hetterle

Albert Hetterle

as Paul Schreiner

Erika Dunkelmann

Erika Dunkelmann

as Milda Schreiner

Jutta Hoffmann

Jutta Hoffmann

as Käthe Schreiner