The German soldiers come back from the Great War, leaving two million dead on the battlefield. They go back to their old work, on the farm, laying bricks, creating art. Hans Schlenck, with the backing of his father, a cobbler, goes back to school, while he grapples with the questions of what to do. But the Spartacist Rebellion happens, and he joins the Freikorps, the mercenaries who put down the rebellion, saving two of his old comrades who joined the Reds. Those who came back from the War leave the country, save Schlenck. At the end, he gives a terrific speech talking about his vision of socialism.
Hitler had dissolved the Freikorps six months before this movie came out, demanding their battle flags. Nonetheless, the Nazi Party paid for this film, with a terrific battle sequence making up almost half the film, before he speaks his true but vague ideas of what socialism is. It's pure Nazi propaganda at the end.
Schlenck did a lot of movies through 1942, when he was drafted into the Army. He died in combat in Hungary in 1944.
Hitler had dissolved the Freikorps six months before this movie came out, demanding their battle flags. Nonetheless, the Nazi Party paid for this film, with a terrific battle sequence making up almost half the film, before he speaks his true but vague ideas of what socialism is. It's pure Nazi propaganda at the end.
Schlenck did a lot of movies through 1942, when he was drafted into the Army. He died in combat in Hungary in 1944.
