Despite It All!

IMDb 6.5 1972 • 125 min • DramaWar

Director

Günter Reisch

Country

XG

Plot Summary

October 1918: Karl Liebknecht is released from prison and Berlin workers celebrate his release. Although WWI is almost over, the German Kaiserreich in vain sends its last reserves to the slaughter. The working class is in a rebellious mood; the uprising of Kiel’s sailors against war and militarism sets off a call for revolution led by Liebknecht. On November 9, Liebknecht declares the Free Socialist Republic of Germany. But pro-Kaiser military and right wing Social Democrats oppose him.

Top Cast

Horst Schulze
Horst Schulze Karl Liebknecht
Lyudmila Kasyanova
Lyudmila Kasyanova Sophie Liebknecht
Ute Ilman
Ute Ilman Vera Liebknecht
Zofia Mrozowska
Zofia Mrozowska Rosa Luxemburg
Mikhail Ulyanov
Mikhail Ulyanov V.I. Lenin