Stronger Than the Night (1954)

8.0/10 117 min History Drama

Overview

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.

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

Maria Besendahl

Zimmerwirtin

Christoph Beyertt

Junger Arbeiter

Kurt Oligmüller

Gertrud Brendler

Theo Shall

Hans-Joachim Büttner

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