The Banner of Kryvyi Rih
Die Fahne von Kriwoj Rog
Release: 1967-10-26
·Runtime: 108m
Drama
In an act of friendship and solidarity between two mining towns in 1929, the locals of Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, give their flag as a gift to the locals of Bergstedt, Germany in this GDR propaganda film. This quickly takes on a symbolic meaning for the miners in Bergstedt as the Nazi party demands that this Soviet gesture be erased and the flag be replaced with their own. The miner and communist party functionary Otto Brosowski publicly declares it his duty to defend this flag against every danger, and he keeps his promise despite his family being threatened by torment and torture.
Production Countries
East Germany
Germany
Production Companies
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Cast
Erwin Geschonneck
as Otto Brosowski Senior
Marga Legal
as Minna Brosowski
Alfred Müller
as Direktor Niedermeyer
Manfred Krug
as Jule Hammer
Edwin Marian
as Vertreter der polnischen Zwangsarbeiter
Kaspar Eichel
as Walter
Horst Kube
as Fahrsteiger Bartel
Eva-Maria Hagen
as Elfriede
Martin Flörchinger
as Pfarrer
Jochen Thomas
as Bode
Rudolf Ulrich
as Bienert
Horst Giese
as Spitzel
Erik Veldre
as Junger Arbeiter
Helmut Schellhardt
Harry Hindemith
as Bürgermeister Zonkel
Angela Brunner
as Frau Bienert
Walter Lendrich
as Küster
Dieter Wien
as Lehrer Peters
Fred Delmare
as Genosse mit Fahrrad
Ilse Voigt
