“Michael” and the Tension of Lacking Tension
It is not hard to make a musical biopic that pleases audiences and draws a profit. Michael is no exception.
Hamburg
Germany, 1923. Workers, called to the struggle by the communist Niels Unger, seize the arsenal and turn every building into a fortress. The social democrat Buk does not fulfill Unger's order to blow up the bridge over the Elbe, so the Reichswehr troops enter the city. A bloody massacre begins. Nils Unger is arrested. Buk, who is associated with the punitive leader Meins, betrays the rebels during interrogations. A trial is scheduled for the rebels. To avoid political publicity during the trial, Nils Unger is declared insane, but manages to escape from the prison hospital. Once again, his call resounds through the streets of Hamburg: "Save your guns!"
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Germany, 1923. Workers, called to the struggle by the communist Niels Unger, seize the arsenal and turn every building into a fortress. The social democrat Buk does not fulfill Unger's order to blow up the bridge over the Elbe, so the Reichswehr troops enter the city. A bloody massacre begins. Nils Unger is arrested. Buk, who is associated with the punitive leader Meins, betrays the rebels during interrogations. A trial is scheduled for the rebels. To avoid political publicity during the trial, Nils Unger is declared insane, but manages to escape from the prison hospital. Once again, his call resounds through the streets of Hamburg: "Save your guns!"
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Written By:Yurij Yanovskyi
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Cast
Vladimir Ballyuzek
Director
Georgiy Sprantse
Nils Unger, communist from Hamburg
Ksana Zapadnaia
Suzie, Unger's wife
Konstantin Garin
Franz Buk, traitor
Ivan Zamychkovskyi
Elsner, worker
Ya. Reinich
Elfrida
Leonid Chembarsky
Willie, driver
Aleksandr Chuverov
Investigator
Volodymyr Lisovskyi
Police president
Arkadiy Malskiy
Pfeiffer, detective
Vladimir Lanskoy
Madman
Matvei Lyarov
Meiss, social-democrat
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