Critic Shelf
Home
Discover
Sign in
Your rating
Tap a star, half steps count

Angels of Iron

Apr 23, 1981 · 1h 45m
No ratings yet
Crime
Drama

PLOT

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.

REVIEWS

View reviews

CAST

Hilmar Thate
Gustav Völpel
Katharina Thalbach
Lisa Gabler
Ulrich Wesselmann
Gladow
Ilse Pagé
Frau Gerti Völpel
Karin Baal
Frau Lucie Gladow
Peter Brombacher
Schäfer
Klaus Pohl
Gabler
Hanns Zischler
Ridzinski
Directed by Thomas Brasch

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
DE
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Von Vietinghoff Filmproduktion, Independent Film Heinz Angermeyer, ZDF
Country
DE

SIMILAR TITLES

Our Daily Bread
1949
KLK Calling PTZ – The Red Orchestra
1971
Otto; or, Up with Dead People
2008
Eugenie de Sade
1973
M
1931
Tough Enough
2006
Critic Shelf
Rate what you watch, show it on shelves, and compare taste with anyone. Film and TV data from TMDB.
ACCOUNT
Sign in
Create account
Delete account
COMPANY
About
Contact
Privacy
Terms
This product uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.
© 2026 Critic Shelf
WATCH · RATE · COMPARE