Die Mutigen 56 - Deutschlands längster Streik
2024-04-28
90 mins
The Plot
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.
Cast and Crew
Anna Schimrigk
Emma Freese
David Bredin
Alfred Freese
Claire Wegener
Gerda Freese
Maju Margrit Sartorius
Aunt Margit
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
Silke Geertz
Mrs. Schmede
Leonardo Lukanow
Heinz Ruhnau
Harald Maack
Hans Bilstein
Amelle Schwerk
Mrs. Wielemann
Bernd Grawert
Hans Georg Schütte
Martin Winkelmann
Hansen
Helge Mark Lodder
Helmut
Lieke Hoppe
Ava Gäbel
Levi Henheik
Hans-Ulrich Stangen
Self
Heiner Wadle
Self
Rudolf Schlowinski
Self
Björn Engholm
Self
Erich Hansen
Self
Elisabeth Ruge
Self
Hans-Gerhard Leu
Self
Lena Schult
Self
Rolf Ruge
Self
Udo Ehmke
Self
Lisa Galle
Self
Lilly Masuth
Self
Elke Lütjohann
Self
Kai-Uwe von Hassel
Self (archive footage)
Konrad Adenauer
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
