October 1918: Karl Liebknecht is released from prison and Berlin workers celebrate his release. Although WWI is almost over, the German Kaiserreich in vain sends its last reserves to the slaughter. The working class is in a rebellious mood; the uprising of Kiel’s sailors against war and militarism sets off a call for revolution led by Liebknecht. On November 9, Liebknecht declares the Free Socialist Republic of Germany. But pro-Kaiser military and right wing Social Democrats oppose him.
as Karl Liebknecht
as Sophie Liebknecht
as Vera Liebknecht
as Rosa Luxemburg
as V.I. Lenin
as Erich Habersat
as Käthe Schreiner
as Waldemar Lehmann
as General von Hohenberg
as Jugendlicher
as Fähnrich
as Frau
as Arbeiter
as Soldat
