Die Fahne von Kriwoj Rog

108 minutes

10/26/1967

Overview

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.

Cast List

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
Helmut Schellhardt
Ilse Voigt
Horst Ruprecht