As Long as There’s Life in Me

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.

Director: Günter Reisch

Cast

Horst Schulze

Karl Liebknecht

Lyudmila Kasyanova

Sophie Liebknecht

Mikhail Ulyanov

Frolow

Albert Hetterle

Paul Schreiner

Erika Dunkelmann

Milda Schreiner

Jutta Hoffmann

Käthe Schreiner

Stefan Lisewski

Werner Gutjahr

Albert Garbe

Albin Holzer