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](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/720/168720710_jp3a8h.jpg)
Barbara Sukowa
West Germany
Best movies:
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) (series)
Europa (1991)
Voyager (1991)
![Daniel Olbrychski](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/327/166327587_5b4aa3.png)
Daniel Olbrychski
Poland
Best movies:
Gibel imperii (2005) (series)
The Promised Land (1974)
Potop (1974)
![Otto Sander](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/896/159896451_d8e295.jpg)
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](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/307/158307251_9edba3.jpg)
Doris Schade
German Empire
Best movies:
Beyond Silence (1996)
Nichts als die Wahrheit (1999)
Veronika Voss (1982)
![Hannes Jaenicke](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/422/159422181_c8e36d.jpg)
Hannes Jaenicke
West Germany
Best movies:
Knockin' on Heaven's Door (1997)
Mulan (1998)
Bandits (1997)
![Jan Biczycki](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/319/163319391_9f4ecb.jpg)
Jan Biczycki
German Empire
Best movies:
Night Crossing (1981)
Forget Mozart (1985)
Rosa Luxemburg (1986)
![Karin Baal](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271212_05126b.jpg)
Karin Baal
German Empire
Best movies:
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) (series)
The Tunnel (2001)
Julia, Du bist zauberhaft (1962)
![Winfried Glatzeder](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/492/168492868_9hn5th.jpg)
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](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/986/164986528_dd110a.jpg)
Barbara Lass
Poland
Best movies:
Effi Briest (1974)
Che gioia vivere (1961)
Jowita (1967)
Henryk Baranowski
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Pan Tadeusz: The Last Foray in Lithuania (1999)
Rosa Luxemburg (1986)
![Charles Regnier](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/149/161149953_c785c7.jpg)
Charles Regnier
Switzerland
Best movies:
Die schöne Lügnerin (1959)
No Place to Go (2000)
Freud (1962)
![Hans-Michael Rehberg](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/079/160079829_aad597.jpg)
Hans-Michael Rehberg
German Empire
Best movies:
Schindler's List (1993)
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) (series)
Der Totmacher (1995)
![Charles Brauer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/336/158336087_419b4f.jpg)
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](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268269_466a30.jpg)
Lena Birková
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Jára Cimrman Lying, Sleeping (1983)
Kolya (1996)
Adela Has Not Had Her Supper Yet (1978)
![Eva Jakoubková](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/304/160304870_58b4fe.jpg)
Eva Jakoubková
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Millennial Bee (1983)
Love Between the Raindrops (1979)
Hejtman z Kopníku (1983) (theatrical recording)