History ·Drama · East Germany · 1954 · 1h 57m

Stronger Than the Night

Stärker als die Nacht

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Director
Slatan Dudow
Cast
Wilhelm Koch-Hooge as Hans Löning Helga Göring as Gerda Löning Johannes Arpe as Gauleiter Harald Halgardt as Eddi Nohl Helmut Schreiber as Hackelbusch Manfred Borges as Helmut Karsten
Crew
Johanna Rosinski — Editor Kurt Stern — Writer Jeanne Stern — Writer
Synopsis

The story of a resistance fighter in the Nazi era: Communist Hans Löning was arrested in 1933, imprisoned in a concentration camp and tortured. The Gestapo plans to smash the resistance group around Löning. Despite the imminent threat to his life, Löning, together with his wife, organized the passive resistance of the Hamburg workers against the Hitler regime. In 1944, Löning was again taken and killed.

Mood & Themes
world war ii
Key Collaborators
Slatan Dudow Director Johanna Rosinski Editor Kurt Stern Writer Jeanne Stern Writer
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