Wilhelm Pieck - Das Leben unseres Präsidenten

Duration: 80 min

Release date: 1952-01-02

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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.

Documentary

Wilhelm Pieck - Das Leben unseres Präsidenten

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Harry Hindemith

Harry Hindemith

as Narrator (voice)

as Self (archive footage)

Walter Ulbricht

Walter Ulbricht

as Self (archive footage)

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Andrew Thorndike

Andrew Thorndike

Fritz Erpenbeck

Fritz Erpenbeck

Director of Photography

Andrew Thorndike

Andrew Thorndike

Johannes R. Becher

Johannes R. Becher

Director of Photography

Director of Photography

Hans-Joachim Funk

Hans-Joachim Funk

Director of Photography

Director of Photography

Wernfried Hübel

Wernfried Hübel

Katerina Schneider

Katerina Schneider

Assistant Director

Director of Photography

Herbert Ballmann

Herbert Ballmann

Assistant Director

Günter Lambert

Camera Operator

Günter Althaus

Production Manager

Erich Nitzschmann

Erich Nitzschmann

Director of Photography

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