Directed by:
Margarethe von TrottaScreenplay:
Margarethe von TrottaCinematography:
Franz RathCast:
Barbara Sukowa, Daniel Olbrychski, Otto Sander, Adelheid Arndt, Jürgen Holtz, Doris Schade, Hannes Jaenicke, Jan Biczycki, Karin Baal, Winfried Glatzeder (more)Plots(1)
Luxemburg (Barbara Sukowa - winner of Best Actress in Cannes for this role), a dedicated Marxist and pacifist, is arrested in 1905 for her political activities. Determined to stick to her principles, she goes on to be repeatedly convicted and imprisoned for her protests and speeches. In 1915, growing disillusioned with the German Social Democrats when they endorse World War I, she founds the Spartacist League, later the Communist Party of Germany. Despite the many men in her life, Rosa remains focused on social justice. (StudioCanal UK)
(more)Cast
Barbara Sukowa
West Germany
Best movies:
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) (series)
Europa (1991)
Voyager (1991)
Daniel Olbrychski
Poland
Best movies:
Gibel imperii (2005) (series)
The Promised Land (1974)
Potop (1974)
Otto Sander
German Empire
Best movies:
The Boat (1981)
Wings of Desire (1987)
Comedian Harmonists (1997)
Adelheid Arndt
West Germany
Best movies:
Time Regained (1999)
Rosa Luxemburg (1986)
Head Over Heels (2001)
Jürgen Holtz
German Empire
Best movies:
Good Bye Lenin! (2003)
Three (2010)
Berlin - Ecke Schönhauser (1957)
Doris Schade
German Empire
Best movies:
Beyond Silence (1996)
Nichts als die Wahrheit (1999)
Veronika Voss (1982)
Hannes Jaenicke
West Germany
Best movies:
Knockin' on Heaven's Door (1997)
Mulan (1998)
Bandits (1997)
Jan Biczycki
German Empire
Best movies:
Night Crossing (1981)
Forget Mozart (1985)
Rosa Luxemburg (1986)
Karin Baal
German Empire
Best movies:
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) (series)
The Tunnel (2001)
Julia, Du bist zauberhaft (1962)
Winfried Glatzeder
Poland
Best movies:
Le Havre (2011)
Sun Alley (1999)
Didi - Der Doppelgänger (1984)
Regina Lemnitz
Germany
Best movies:
Rosa Luxemburg (1986)
Latte & the Magic Waterstone (2019)
Till Eulenspiegel (2003)
Barbara Lass
Poland
Best movies:
Effi Briest (1974)
Che gioia vivere (1961)
Ewa chce spać (1957)
Henryk Baranowski
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Pan Tadeusz: The Last Foray in Lithuania (1999)
Rosa Luxemburg (1986)
Charles Regnier
Switzerland
Best movies:
Die schöne Lügnerin (1959)
No Place to Go (2000)
Freud (1962)
Hans-Michael Rehberg
German Empire
Best movies:
Schindler's List (1993)
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) (series)
The Consequence (1977)
Charles Brauer
German Empire
Best movies:
Tatort - Zahn um Zahn (1985)
Rosa Luxemburg (1986)
Tatort (1970) (series)
Hans Beerhenke
Best movies:
Angry Harvest (1985)
Carnapping (1980)
Rosa Luxemburg (1986)
Inge Herbrecht
German Empire
Best movies:
Es (1966)
Rosa Luxemburg (1986)
Tatort (1970) (series)
Lena Birková
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping (1983)
Kolya (1996)
Adela Has Not Had Her Supper Yet (1978)
Eva Jakoubková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Millennial Bee (1983)
Love Between the Raindrops (1979)
Hejtman z Kopníku (1983) (theatrical recording)