Storyline
The subject of this historical drama is a splintering Berlin in the years of 1948 and 1949. Played against the backdrop of social upheaval, the characters in the drama come to epitomize the best and worst of each pole of the political sphere. A 17-year-old hoodlum by the name of Gladow works hand-in-glove with a local white-collar criminal to rob and pillage every day and night, defying capture. While he and his gang of thugs are terrorizing the people of Berlin, the Soviets are trying to make the blockade of their region of control impermeable. The future casts long shadows over the drama, as Berlin's problems take the shape of times to come.
Cast & Crew
Hilmar Thate
Gustav Völpel
Lead
Katharina Thalbach
Lisa Gabler
UW
Ulrich Wesselmann
Gladow
Ilse Pagé
Frau Gerti Völpel
Karin Baal
Frau Lucie Gladow
PB
Peter Brombacher
Schäfer
Klaus Pohl
Gabler
Hanns Zischler
Ridzinski
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Thomas Brasch's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Angels of Iron is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
