Rosa Luxemburg

About Rosa Luxemburg

Polish socialist and Marxist Rosa Luxemburg works tirelessly in the service of revolution in early 20th century Poland and Germany. While Luxemburg campaigns for her beliefs, she is repeatedly imprisoned as she forms the Spartacist League offering a new vision for Germany.

Margarethe von Trotta's Rosa Luxemburg is a 1986 history film. It runs 122 minutes and was released in April 1986.

The film is filed under feminism, communism, and biography.

Barbara Sukowa stars as Rosa Luxemburg, Daniel Olbrychski as Leo Jogiches, Otto Sander as Karl Liebknecht, and Hannes Jaenicke as Kostja Zetkin. The screenplay is by Margarethe von Trotta. American members can watch it on Criterion Channel.

Unbroken, Jane Fonda in Five Acts, and Wonder Woman make useful companions to Rosa Luxemburg. TMDB voters put it at 6.5 out of 10 across 59 votes.