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As Long as There’s Life in Me

100 %|Sep 9, 1965|Drama

This is part one of a two-part biopic about Karl Liebknecht. In 1914, Germany is arming itself for war. Karl Liebknecht, left-wing revolutionary Social Democrat, workers’ leader and a virulent antimilitarist, is one among 110 SPD members of Parliament who vote against approving war loans. From then on, he is considered un-German and a traitor to the fatherland, and his own party’s leadership turns against him. Despite threats, Liebknecht speaks up against the war and writes the manifesto “The Main Enemy Is at Home.” Even when he is arrested and charged with treason, he does not surrender.

Featured Crew

Günter Reisch
Director
Hermann Herlinghaus
Writer
Günter Reisch
Writer
Michael Tschesno-Hell
Writer
Ernst Hermann Meyer
Original Music Composer
Horst E. Brandt
Director of Photography
Elli-Charlotte Löffler
Costume Design
Bärbel Weigel
Editor