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Die Mutigen 56 - Deutschlands längster Streik
Die Mutigen 56 - Deutschlands längster Streik
Release: 2024-04-28
·Runtime: 90m
Documentary
Drama
History
Emma Freese is desperate when her husband Alfred falls ill at the Howaldtswerke in Kiel. How is the family supposed to get by without their wages? The war has scarred this generation, but now things are supposed to be looking up. The workers want their fair share and are fighting for an income that also gives them room to live. In October 1956, 34,000 metalworkers in the shipyards and factories of Schleswig-Holstein walk off the job to fight for justice and their dignity. This strike is still regarded as the toughest and longest in Germany. Employers and politicians stand in the strikers' way.
Production Countries
Germany
Production Companies
Eikon Nord
NDR
SWR
Radio Bremen
Cast
Anna Schimrigk
as Emma Freese
David Bredin
as Alfred Freese
Bettina Hoppe
as Anni Wadle
Ronald Kukulies
as Hein Wadle
Max Herbrechter
as Adolf Westphal
Peter Sikorski
as Julius Bredenbeck
David C. Bunners
as Herbert Sührig
Peter Lohmeyer
as Josef Schiml
Nevio Wendt
as Werner
Maximilian Beck
as Holger
Harald Maack
as Hans Bilstein
Helge Mark Lodder
as Helmut
Lieke Hoppe
Björn Engholm
as Self
Kai-Uwe von Hassel
as Self (archive footage)
Konrad Adenauer
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ludwig Erhard
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
