
Die Mutigen 56 - Deutschlands längster Streik
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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

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)
