How to watch the Ernst Thälmann films in order

There are 2 Ernst Thälmann films, about 4.4 hours in total. The first was released in 1954, the latest in 1955. Watching in release order is the safest way to meet the story as audiences did.

Two parts film about the life of Ernst Thälmann, leader of the Communist Party of Germany during much of the Weimar Republic

1. 1

   Ernst Thälmann – Son of the Working Class (1954)

   9 Mar 1954 · 124 min

   This film is the first of a two-part historical and biographical portrait of the communist politician and anti-fascist Ernst Thälmann. In early November 1918, Ernst Thälmann is an unwilling soldier serving on the western front. As the revolutionary movement at home is threatened by the betrayal of the Social Democrats and fissures in the working class, Thälmann calls on his fellow soldiers to put

2. 2

   Ernst Thälmann – Leader of the Working Class (1955)

   6 Oct 1955 · 140 min

   This film is the second of a two-part historical and biographical portrait of the communist politician and anti-fascist Ernst Thälmann. Autumn, 1918: Somewhere on Germany’s western front, Ernst Thälmann, age twenty-four, is calling on his fellow soldiers to put down their guns and join him in the communist struggle at home. When Hamburg’s Police Commissioner blocks a much-needed food shipment to

Order and dates from TMDB collection data. Unreleased entries are added once they get a release date.