Die Sekretäre

Die Sekretäre

The film talks about the rise and fall of the two most influential protagonists in GDR-politics. In succession, over long stretches even together, Ulbricht and Honecker determined the course of the GDR, of course without ever getting out of being a satellite state to the big brother in Moscow. The film looks for the caesura and crucial points in the power game between Ulbricht and Honecker.

Top Cast

Walter Ulbricht

As Self (archive footage)

Erich Honecker

As Self (archive footage)

Wolfgang Leonhard

As Self

Fritz Schenk

As Self

Alexander Bogomolow

As Self

Gerhard Schürer

As Self

Wolfgang Seiffert

As Self

Hans Modrow

As Self

Werner Eberlein

As Self

Markus Wolf

As Self