Die Mutigen 56 - Deutschlands längster Streik
28/04/2024
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.
Movie Information
Anna Schimrigk
as Emma Freese
David Bredin
as Alfred Freese
Claire Wegener
as Gerda Freese
Maju Margrit Sartorius
as Aunt Margit
Bettina Hoppe
as Anni Wadle
Ronald Kukulies
as Hein Wadle
Max Herbrechter
as Adolf Westphal
Peter Sikorski
as Julius Bredenbeck
David C. Bunners
as Herbert Sührig
Peter Lohmeyer
as Josef Schiml
Nevio Wendt
as Werner
Maximilian Beck
as Holger
Silke Geertz
as Mrs. Schmede
Leonardo Lukanow
as Heinz Ruhnau
Harald Maack
as Hans Bilstein
Amelle Schwerk
as Mrs. Wielemann
Bernd Grawert
as Hans Georg Schütte
Martin Winkelmann
as Hansen
Helge Mark Lodder
as Helmut
Lieke Hoppe
as
Ava Gäbel
as
Levi Henheik
as
Hans-Ulrich Stangen
as Self
Heiner Wadle
as Self
Rudolf Schlowinski
as Self
Björn Engholm
as Self
Erich Hansen
as Self
Elisabeth Ruge
as Self
Hans-Gerhard Leu
as Self
Lena Schult
as Self
Rolf Ruge
as Self
Udo Ehmke
as Self
Lisa Galle
as Self
Lilly Masuth
as Self
Elke Lütjohann
as Self
Kai-Uwe von Hassel
as Self (archive footage)
Konrad Adenauer
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ludwig Erhard
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
