Jeder stirbt f%C3%BCr sich allein (1970 miniseries)

Jeder stibt fr sich allein 1970 is a German television miniseries produced by DEFA in the former German Democratic Republic. The story was adapted from the Hans Fallada novel, Every Man Dies Alone, known in the UK as Alone in Berlin. It was directed by HansJoachim Kasprzik and starred Erwin Geschonneck.

The story takes place in Berlin in 1940, where Otto Quangel is a toolmaker at a factory. His wife, Anna, is a homemaker. Though their son is fighting on the front, they are apolitical and Otto is not a member of any political party. Otto and Anna learn that their son has fallen like a hero in France and are devastated. In addition, a Jewish neighbor meets a violent death. In his grief and horror, Otto becomes politicized and decides to take action against the Nazis, hoping to foment a mass rebellion against Hitler. Though nothing comes of their efforts, the Quangels remain proud of what theyve done it enabled them to retain their faith in humanity. They are arrested, separated, tried, sentenced and executed.The kabel eins film lexicon calls the miniseries, A starstudded, evocative, solid film that centers on the antifascist resistance struggle of a working class couple. ........

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