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Die Mutigen 56 - Deutschlands längster Streik (2024)

NR | Apr 28, 2024 (DE) | Documentary, Drama, History | 01:30

Emma Freese is desperate when her husband Alfred falls ill at the Howaldtswerke in Kiel. How is the family supposed to get by without their wages? The war has scarred this generation, but now things are supposed to be looking up. The workers want their fair share and are fighting for an income that also gives them room to live. In October 1956, 34,000 metalworkers in the shipyards and factories of Schleswig-Holstein walk off the job to fight for justice and their dignity. This strike is still regarded as the toughest and longest in Germany. Employers and politicians stand in the strikers' way.

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Anna Schimrigk
Emma Freese
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David Bredin
Alfred Freese
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Claire Wegener
Gerda Freese
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Bettina Hoppe
Anni Wadle
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Ronald Kukulies
Hein Wadle
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Max Herbrechter
Adolf Westphal
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Peter Sikorski
Julius Bredenbeck
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David C. Bunners
Herbert Sührig
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Peter Lohmeyer
Josef Schiml

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