Walter Ulbricht

Walter Ulbricht

Walter Ernst Paul Ulbricht (30 June 1893 – 1 August 1973) was a German communist politician. Ulbricht played a leading role in the creation of the Weimar-era Communist Party of Germany (KPD) and later (after spending the years of Nazi rule in exile in France and the Soviet Union) in the early development and establishment of the German Democratic Republic in East Germany. As the First Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party from 1950 to 1971, he was the chief decision-maker in East Germany. From President Wilhelm Pieck's death in 1960 on, he was also the East German head of state until his own death in 1973. As the firm leader of the strongest and most important Soviet satellite, Ulbricht had a degree of bargaining power with the Kremlin that he used effectively. For example he demanded the building of the Berlin Wall in 1961 when the Kremlin was reluctant. Description above from the Wikipedia article Walter Ulbricht, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

  • Title : Walter Ulbricht
  • Popularity : 1.113
  • Known For : Acting
  • Birthday : 1893-06-30
  • Place of Birth : Leipzig, Germany
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Walter Ulbricht Movies

  • 1999
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    Die Sekretäre

    Die Sekretäre

    1 1999 HD

    The film talks about the rise and fall of the two most influential protagonists in GDR-politics. In succession, over long stretches even together,...

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  • 1961
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    Der Schlag hat gesessen!

    Der Schlag hat gesessen!

    1 1961 HD

    Short film intended for the mobilization of NVA units to secure the state border in Berlin on 13 August 1961.

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  • 1965
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    Schutzwall

    Schutzwall

    1 1965 HD

    The 5th anniversary of the inner-German wall to West Germany and West Berlin is on the agenda. The necessity of erecting the border is illustrated by...

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  • 2021
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    Stasi, un État contre son peuple

    Stasi, un État contre son peuple

    9 2021 HD

    After the fall of the Berlin Wall, thousands of documents were hastily shredded by the dreaded GDR political police. 16,000 bags filled with six...

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  • 1953
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    Builder of socialism Walter Ulbricht

    Builder of socialism Walter Ulbricht

    1 1953 HD

    After the workers’ revolt on June 17th, 1953 this film disappeared in the archives until 1997.

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  • 1952
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    Wilhelm Pieck - Das Leben unseres Präsidenten

    Wilhelm Pieck - Das Leben unseres Präsidenten

    1 1952 HD

    Basing his work on documentary material, Andrew Thorndike tells the life story of Wilhelm Pieck: from young worker to fighter for the German working...

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  • 1990
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    DDR: Der Aufstand vom 17. Juni 1953

    DDR: Der Aufstand vom 17. Juni 1953

    1 1990 HD

    "GDR The uprising of June 17, 1953" - : Since its founding, the German Democratic Republic (GDR) has repeatedly struggled with domestic political...

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  • 2019
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    State Funeral

    State Funeral

    6.9 2019 HD

    The enigma of the personality cult is revealed in the grand spectacle of Stalin’s funeral. The film is based on unique archive footage, shot in...

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  • 2021
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    Tunnel to Freedom

    Tunnel to Freedom

    7.2 2021 HD

    13 August 1961: the GDR closes the sector borders in Berlin. The city is divided overnight. Escape to the West becomes more dangerous every day. But...

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  • 1965
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    Deutschland - Terminus Ost

    Deutschland - Terminus Ost

    1 1965 HD

    The Belgian documentarian Frans Buyens interviewed passers-by in East Berlin and Dresden, factory workers and technical draftswomen at the Warnow...

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  • 2019
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    Brecht

    Brecht

    6 2019 HD

    East Berlin, 1956. Bertolt Brecht, revolutionary of the theater and poet of the state, looks back: his exploits as a teenager during the World War I;...

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