Tage des Sturms

May 7, 2003

1h 35m

★ 3.7

Overview

On June 17, 1953, there was an outrageous action between the Elbe and the Oder: the people in the GDR refused obedience to their political leadership. The story takes place in Bitterfeld and tells the story of a family involved in the political events around 17 June.

Genres

History

Drama

TV Movie

Production Companies

Saxonia Media

MDR

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Cast

Alfred Mannschatz

Peter Sodann

Hertha Mannschatz

Thekla Carola Wied

Hartmut Brücken

Wotan Wilke Möhring

Claudia Brücken

Franziska Petri

Bruno Pfefferkorn

Hans Peter Hallwachs

Jugendlicher

Ludwig Blochberger

Harald Bietrich

Bruno F. Apitz

Postbeamter

Günter Kurze

Heinz

Franz Sodann

Ernst-Georg Schwill

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