Der Aufstand
Der Aufstand
Release: 2003-06-03
Drama
June 17, 1953 - the day on which workers in the former Soviet Union took a stand against their government for the first time to protest against excessive labor standards. The protests escalated into a political uprising, which was only ended by the Soviet army using tanks. 50 years later, the docudrama "The Uprising" captivatingly depicts the historical events of those days that threatened to unhinge the SED system.
Production Countries
Germany
Cast
Dieter Mann
Robert Glatzeder
Günter Junghans
as Walter Ulbricht
Dirk Borchardt
as Wächter
Florian Lukas
as Fritz Schenk
Christian Redl
as Beria
Stefanie Stappenbeck
as Erika Sarre
Florian Martens
Uwe Bohm
as Otto Pfeng
Jan Josef Liefers
as Dr. Klaus Kosnitzer
Herbert Knaup
Karl Kranzkowski
Axel Buchholz
as Horst Schlaffke
Michael Kind
Heikko Deutschmann
Florian Panzner
Jürgen Vogel
as Otto Peng
