Stronger Than the Night

Stronger Than the Night

117 mins | Drama, History | Sept. 24, 1954

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.

Stronger Than the Night

117 mins | Drama, History | Sept. 24, 1954

Stronger Than the Night
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.
Producers DEFA
Original title Stärker als die Nacht
Directors Slatan Dudow
Writers Kurt Stern, Jeanne Stern

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

Erika Dunkelmann

as Käthe Manthey

Aribert Grimmer

as Langer, hagerer Arbeiter

Fredy Barten

as Gastwirt

Maria Besendahl

as Zimmerwirtin

Christoph Beyertt

as Junger Arbeiter

Frithjof Rüde

as Arbeiter