Wilhelm Pieck - Das Leben unseres Präsidenten (1952)
Overview
Basing his work on documentary material, Andrew Thorndike tells the life story of Wilhelm Pieck: from young worker to fighter for the German working class, and from enemy of national-socialism to the first president of the German Democratic Republic.
Cast
Harry Hindemith
Narrator (voice)
Wilhelm Pieck
Self (archive footage)
Walter Ulbricht
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