Ernst Thälmann – Son of the Working Class

Ernst Thälmann is an East German communist propaganda film in two parts about the life of Ernst Thälmann, leader of the Communist Party of Germany during much of the Weimar Republic, directed by Kurt Maetzig and starring Günther Simon in the title role. The first part, Ernst Thälmann – Sohn seiner Klasse (Son of His Class), was released in 1954. It was followed by the 1955 sequel. Ernst Thälmann – Führer seiner Klasse (Leader of His Class).