
In an act of friendship and solidarity between two mining towns in 1929, the locals of Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, give their flag as a gift to the locals of Bergstedt, Germany in this GDR propaganda film. This quickly takes on a symbolic meaning for the miners in Bergstedt as the Nazi party demands that this Soviet gesture be erased and the flag be replaced with their own. The miner and communist party functionary Otto Brosowski publicly declares it his duty to defend this flag against every danger, and he keeps his promise despite his family being threatened by torment and torture.
Release Date: 10/26/1967
Runtime: 108 minutes
Languages: German
Director: Kurt Maetzig
00Companies: DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Countries: East Germany, Germany
Bürgermeister Zonkel

Erwin Geschonneck
Otto Brosowski Senior

Marga Legal
Minna Brosowski

Harry Hindemith
Bürgermeister Zonkel
Fred-Arthur Geppert
Rüdiger

Eva-Maria Hagen
Elfriede

Manfred Krug
Jule Hammer

Jochen Thomas
Bode
Frank Panzer
Walter mit 12 Jahren

Kaspar Eichel
Walter

Angela Brunner
Frau Bienert
Willi Neuenhahn
Mellendorf

Martin Flörchinger
Pfarrer