Stronger Than the Night

1954•1h 57m

HistoryDrama

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.

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DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme

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Cast

Wilhelm Koch-Hooge

Hans Löning

Helga Göring

Gerda Löning

Johannes Arpe

Gauleiter

Harald Halgardt

Eddi Nohl

Helmut Schreiber

Hackelbusch

Manfred Borges

Helmut Karsten

Erika Dunkelmann

Käthe Manthey

Aribert Grimmer

Langer, hagerer Arbeiter

Fredy Barten

Gastwirt

Maria Besendahl

Zimmerwirtin

Christoph Beyertt

Junger Arbeiter

Frithjof Rüde

Arbeiter

Kurt Oligmüller

Rita Gödikmeier

Hans Wehrl

Heinz Hinze

Gertrud Brendler

Adolf Peter Hoffmann

Theo Shall

Hans-Joachim Büttner

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