Stronger Than the Night

Synopsis

The story of a resistance fighter in the Nazi era: Communist Hans Löning was arrested in 1933, imprisoned in a concentration camp and tortured. The Gestapo plans to smash the resistance group around Löning. Despite the imminent threat to his life, Löning, together with his wife, organized the passive resistance of the Hamburg workers against the Hitler regime. In 1944, Löning was again taken and killed.

Director

Slatan Dudow

Written by

Kurt Stern

Music

Ernst Roters

Studio

DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme

Released

24 September 1954

Genres

History, Drama