Die Fahne von Kriwoj Rog

Die Fahne von Kriwoj Rog

108 mins | Drama | Oct. 26, 1967

In an act of friendship and solidarity between two mining towns in 1929, the locals of Kriwoj Rog, Russia, give their flag as a gift to the locals of Bergstedt, Germany. This quickly takes on a symbolic meaning for the miners in Bergstedt as the Nazi party demands that this Soviet gesture be erased and the flag be replaced with their own. The miner and communist party functionary Otto Brosowski (Erwin Geschonneck) publicly declares it his duty to defend this flag against every danger, and he keeps his promise despite his family being threatened by torment and torture.

Die Fahne von Kriwoj Rog

108 mins | Drama | Oct. 26, 1967

Die Fahne von Kriwoj Rog
In an act of friendship and solidarity between two mining towns in 1929, the locals of Kriwoj Rog, Russia, give their flag as a gift to the locals of Bergstedt, Germany. This quickly takes on a symbolic meaning for the miners in Bergstedt as the Nazi party demands that this Soviet gesture be erased and the flag be replaced with their own. The miner and communist party functionary Otto Brosowski (Erwin Geschonneck) publicly declares it his duty to defend this flag against every danger, and he keeps his promise despite his family being threatened by torment and torture.
Producers DEFA
Original title Die Fahne von Kriwoj Rog
Directors Kurt Maetzig
Writers Otto Gotsche, Hans-Albert Pederzani

Cast

Erwin Geschonneck

as Otto Brosowski Senior

Marga Legal

as Minna Brosowski

Harry Hindemith

as Bürgermeister Zonkel

Fred-Arthur Geppert

as Rüdiger

Eva-Maria Hagen

as Elfriede

Manfred Krug

as Jule Hammer

Jochen Thomas

as Bode

Frank Panzer

as Walter mit 12 Jahren

Kaspar Eichel

as Walter

Angela Brunner

as Frau Bienert

Willi Neuenhahn

as Mellendorf

Martin Flörchinger

as Pfarrer

Alfred Müller

as Direktor Niedermeyer

Rolf Ripperger

as Bubi von Alvensleben

Walter Lendrich

as Küster

Dieter Wien

as Lehrer Peters

Rudolf Ulrich

as Bienert

Horst Kube

as Fahrsteiger Bartel

Horst Giese

as Spitzel

Walter Kaufmann

as Leutnant Stone

Harald Hauser

as Stadtkommandant Wright

Perry Friedman

as Amerikanischer Offizier

Horst Schäfer

as Dolmetscher

Fred Delmare

as Genosse mit Fahrrad

Edwin Marian

as Vertreter der polnischen Zwangsarbeiter

Erik Veldre

as Junger Arbeiter