Wilhelm Pieck - Das Leben unseres Präsidenten (1952)

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

Narrator (voice)
Harry Hindemith
Self (archive footage)
W Wilhelm Pieck
Self (archive footage)
W Walter Ulbricht

Crew

Director
Andrew Thorndike
Writer
O Otto Winzer
Writer
F Fritz Erpenbeck
Writer
F Feodor Pappe
Editor
E Ella Ensink
Music
Hanns Eisler
Lyricist
J Johannes R. Becher
Screenplay
Andrew Thorndike
Writer
W Walter Bartel
Lyricist
Bertolt Brecht
Director of Photography
W Walter Fehdmer
Director of Photography
K Kurt Stanke
Director of Photography
E Erwin Anders
Director of Photography
H Harry Bremer
Director of Photography
G Götz Neumann
Director of Photography
E Erich Nitzschmann
Director of Photography
R Rudi Radünz
Camera Operator
H Harry Kadoch
Sound
H Heinz Reusch
Sound
G Günter Lambert
Music Editor
W Wernfried Hübel
Production Manager
G Günter Althaus
Unit Manager
H Hans-Joachim Funk
Assistant Director
Herbert Ballmann
Assistant Director
K Katerina Schneider