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.
Barbara Sukowa
as Rosa Luxemburg
Daniel Olbrychski
as Leo Jogiches
Otto Sander
as Karl Liebknecht
Hannes Jaenicke
as Kostja Zetkin
Karin Baal
as Mathilde Jacob
Winfried Glatzeder
as Paul Levi
Charles Regnier
as Jean Jaurès
Hans-Michael Rehberg
as Waldemar Pabst
Charles Brauer
as Gefängnisdirektor, Breslau
Adelheid Arndt
as Luise Kautsky
Jürgen Holtz
as Karl Kautsky
Doris Schade
as Clara Zetkin