Hammer or Anvil (1972)

This is a political picture about the Bulgarian revolutionary Georgi Dimitrov. In 1933 during the Reichstag Fire Trial trumped-up charges of having set the Reichstag on fire were brought against him. At the trial Dimitrov exposed the machinations of the Nazis and turned from a defendant into an accuser. Central to the story is the face-to-face political duel between Dimitrov and Goering. Dimitrov's interactions with ordinary Germans, the memories of his wife Lyuba Ivoshevich, and the meetings with his mother Parashkeva alternate with documentary shooting scenes from the time of Nazi Germany.

Cast (14)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Stefan Getsov

Georgi Dimitrov

Viliam Polónyi

Hermann Georing

F

Frank Obermann

Diels

Hannjo Hasse

Nebe

Micaela Kreißler

Erika

Martin Flörchinger

Dr. Buenger

Hans Hardt-Hardtloff

Kluge

Günther Simon

Pastor

G

Gerd Michael Henneberg

Reich Minister Konstantin von Neurath

Horst Giese

Reich Minister Joseph Goebbels

Hans Lucke

Holger Mahlich

Dieter Montag

I

Ivan Andreev

Tanev

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