The read
It runs a compact 1h 20m.
Synopsis
Basing his work on documentary material, Andrew Thorndike tells the life story of Wilhelm Pieck: from young worker to fighter for the German working class, and from enemy of national-socialism to the first president of the German Democratic Republic.
Ratings
TMDB9/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Andrew ThorndikeDirector
- Otto WinzerWriter
- Fritz ErpenbeckWriter
- Feodor PappeWriter
- Andrew ThorndikeScreenplay
- Walter BartelWriter
Cast
- Harry HindemithNarrator (voice)
- Wilhelm PieckSelf (archive footage)
- Walter UlbrichtSelf (archive footage)