Plot Summary

Using the example of three generations of a Hamburg working class family, the rise of the working class from the founding of the Wilhelmin Empire to the First World War, over the time of the Weimar Republic and National Socialism to the destruction of the Third Reich.

Movie Details

Original Title
Verwandte und Bekannte
Status
released
Original Language
de

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Cast

Gerhard Bienert as Johann Hardekopf

Gerhard Bienert

Johann Hardekopf

Ursula Braun as Pauline Hardekopf

Ursula Braun

Pauline Hardekopf

Christian Balhaus as Ludwig Hardekopf

Christian Balhaus

Ludwig Hardekopf

Roland Knappe as Carl Brenten

Roland Knappe

Carl Brenten

Gudrun Wendler as Frieda Brenten

Gudrun Wendler

Frieda Brenten

Herbert Köfer as Gustav Stürck

Herbert Köfer

Gustav Stürck

Christel Peters as Frau Rüscher

Christel Peters

Frau Rüscher

Hans Hardt-Hardtloff as August Bebel

Hans Hardt-Hardtloff

August Bebel

Renate Blume as Cecilie

Renate Blume

Cecilie

Frank Michelis as Tabakarbeiter

Frank Michelis

Tabakarbeiter

Alexander Papendiek as Hinrich Wilmers

Alexander Papendiek

Hinrich Wilmers

Ilse Bastubbe as

Ilse Bastubbe

Georg Leopold as

Georg Leopold

Siegfried Weiß as

Siegfried Weiß

Hans Teuscher as

Hans Teuscher

Angela Brunner as

Angela Brunner

Helmut Schreiber as

Helmut Schreiber

Helmut Schellhardt as

Helmut Schellhardt

Fritz Links as

Fritz Links

Kaspar Eichel as

Kaspar Eichel

Production Companies

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