Overview
The story of a resistance fighter in the Nazi era: Communist Hans Löning was arrested in 1933, imprisoned in a concentration camp and tortured. The Gestapo plans to smash the resistance group around Löning. Despite the imminent threat to his life, Löning, together with his wife, organized the passive resistance of the Hamburg workers against the Hitler regime. In 1944, Löning was again taken and killed.
Director and cast
- Slatan Dudow Director
- Wilhelm Koch-Hooge as Hans Löning
- Helga Göring as Gerda Löning
- Johannes Arpe as Gauleiter
- Harald Halgardt as Eddi Nohl
- Helmut Schreiber as Hackelbusch
- Manfred Borges as Helmut Karsten
- Erika Dunkelmann as Käthe Manthey
- Aribert Grimmer as Langer, hagerer Arbeiter
- Fredy Barten as Gastwirt
- Maria Besendahl as Zimmerwirtin
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