Stronger Than the Night
Stärker als die Nacht
Release: 1954-09-24
·Runtime: 117m
History
Drama
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.
Production Countries
East Germany
Germany
Production Companies
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Cast
Helga Göring
as Gerda Löning
Harald Halgardt
as Eddi Nohl
Manfred Borges
as Helmut Karsten
Erika Dunkelmann
as Käthe Manthey
Maria Besendahl
as Zimmerwirtin
Gertrud Brendler
Wilhelm Koch-Hooge
as Hans Löning
Helmut Schreiber
as Hackelbusch
Christoph Beyertt
as Junger Arbeiter
Theo Shall
Hans-Joachim Büttner
Gustav Püttjer
Johannes Arpe
as Gauleiter
Kurt Oligmüller
