The Song of the Trumpeter
1964 · 85 min
Drama
★ 7.0Fritz Weineck, a worker′s son from Halle, loves music – and dreams to make a living out of it one day. When his friend Alfons, a World War I veteran, gives him a trumpet as a gift, Fritz seems to come closer to fulfil his dream. But then, Fritz realizes that after the end of the German empire workers still have to desperately fight for their rights, and decides to use his instrument for political means: At a meeting of militant workers, he uses his trumpet as a signal horn. But Fritz suffers a severe setback when a comrade dies in the fight for an arms depot because of his fault.
Crew
- Director Konrad Petzold
- Writer Konrad Petzold
- Writer Hans-Albert Pederzani
Cast
Horst Jonischkan
Fritz Weineck
Erik Veldre
Paul Hepner
Doris Abeßer
Käthe Mielfe
Ezard Haußmann
Georg Füllbrink
Jürgen Frohriep
Walter Ebersdorf
Traudl Kulikowsky
Lene Langner
Fred Delmare
Kleckchen
Wolfgang Greese
Karl Borsdorff
Helga Göring
Anna Weineck
Rolf Römer
Alfons Wieland
Bruno Carstens
Gustav Merseburg
Hannjo Hasse
Pietzker
Crew
- Director — Konrad Petzold
- Writer — Konrad Petzold
- Writer — Hans-Albert Pederzani
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