As Long as There’s Life in Me

As Long as There’s Life in Me

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Status

Released

Release Date

Sep 9, 1965

Runtime

1h 54m

Genres

Drama

User Score

100%

Original Title

Solange Leben in mir ist

Production Companies

DEFA

Director

Günter Reisch

Description

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.