Die Mutigen 56 - Deutschlands längster Streik

Overview

Emma Freese is desperate when her husband Alfred falls ill at the Howaldtswerke in Kiel. How is the family supposed to get by without their wages? The war has scarred this generation, but now things are supposed to be looking up. The workers want their fair share and are fighting for an income that also gives them room to live. In October 1956, 34,000 metalworkers in the shipyards and factories of Schleswig-Holstein walk off the job to fight for justice and their dignity. This strike is still regarded as the toughest and longest in Germany. Employers and politicians stand in the strikers' way.

Directed by Ingo Helm, Sabine Bernardi, Dietrich Duppel

Top cast

Anna Schimrigk

Emma Freese

David Bredin

Alfred Freese

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Claire Wegener

Gerda Freese

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Maju Margrit Sartorius

Aunt Margit

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Bettina Hoppe

Anni Wadle

Ronald Kukulies

Hein Wadle

Max Herbrechter

Adolf Westphal

Peter Sikorski

Julius Bredenbeck

David C. Bunners

Herbert Sührig

Peter Lohmeyer

Josef Schiml

Nevio Wendt

Werner

Maximilian Beck

Holger

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Silke Geertz

Mrs. Schmede

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Leonardo Lukanow

Heinz Ruhnau

Harald Maack

Hans Bilstein

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Amelle Schwerk

Mrs. Wielemann

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Bernd Grawert

Hans Georg Schütte

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Martin Winkelmann

Hansen

Helge Mark Lodder

Helmut

Lieke Hoppe

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