The Song of the Trumpeter

The Song of the Trumpeter

1964 · 85 min · ★ 7.0 · Drama

Fritz 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.

Directed by Konrad Petzold · Written by Konrad Petzold

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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

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