June 17, 1953 - the day on which workers in the former Soviet Union took a stand against their government for the first time to protest against excessive labor standards. The protests escalated into a political uprising, which was only ended by the Soviet army using tanks. 50 years later, the docudrama "The Uprising" captivatingly depicts the historical events of those days that threatened to unhinge the SED system.
as Otto Pfeng
as Wächter
as Dr. Klaus Kosnitzer
as Fritz Schenk
as Brigadier Metzdorf
as Rudolf Herrnstadt
as Wilhelm Zaisser
as Parteisekretär Fischer
as Ernst Stanicke
as Gordon Ewing
as Horst Schlaffke
as Walter Ulbricht
as Vladimir Semjonow
as Beria
as Erika Sarre
as Otto Peng
as Frau Pahl
as Marschall Sokolowski
as Egon Bahr
as Oberst Fadeikin
as Abgeordneter
as Bulganin
as Andrej Gretschko
as Molotow
as Leuschner
as Brigadeleiter
as Pförtner
