The Dead Stay Young
Die Toten bleiben jung
Release: 1968-11-14
·Runtime: 112m
Drama
A depiction of class conflicts in Germany between 1918 and 1945. The Spartacist Erwin is shot by officers in 1918, and his pregant working-class bride Marie begins a new relationship with social democrat Geschke. Erwin's son Hans grows up to be a communist like his father, leading to bitter hatred between him and his Nazi step-brother, while Geschke becomes increasingly resigned to the political situation in Germany. The three aristocratic officers who shot Erwin many years ago meet again during the Kapp Putsch, but their support for the Third Reich eventually leads each to their deaths.
Production Countries
East Germany
Germany
Production Companies
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Cast
Günter Schubert
as SA-Mann
Alfred Struwe
Erika Pelikowsky
Erich Gerberding
Joachim Siebenschuh
Michael Gwisdek
Barbara Dittus
as Marie
Dieter Wien
Kurt Böwe
Erik Veldre
Harry Pietzsch
Heidemarie Wenzel
Klaus Manchen
Günter Junghans
as Strobel
Klaus Piontek
as Martin
Günter Wolf
as Geschke
Volkmar Kleinert
Peter Reusse
as Zimmering
Peter Borgelt
as Triebel
Karin Lesch
