The film essentially uses the original text of the play. The weavers, who toil away at home, deliver their goods to the manufacturer Dreißiger and receive their meager wages. Led by the young weaver Bäcker and the former soldier Moritz Jäger, they form a resistance group and storm the manufacturer's villa, who barely manages to save himself and his family. As the revolt spreads, the king sends in the military to quell the uprising. The old weaver Hilse, who refuses to participate in the uprising for religious reasons, is hit by a stray bullet while sitting at his loom and dies.
Directed by Fritz Umgelter
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Cast
Karin Baal
Frau Dreissinger
Klaus Maria Brandauer
Moritz Jäger
Thomas Braut
Der alte Wittig
Liane Hielscher
Luise
Martin Lüttge
Bäcke
Herbert Stass
Der alte Baumert
Benno Sterzenbach
Der alte Ansorge
Sabine Peters
Frau Hilse
Hans Söhnker
Pastor Kittelhaus
Erich Schleyer
Gottlieb Hilse
Ilsemarie Schnering
Frau Kittelhaus
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