Emma Freese is desperate when her husband Alfred falls ill at the Howaldtswerke in Kiel. How is the family supposed to get by without their wages? The war has scarred this generation, but now things are supposed to be looking up. The workers want their fair share and are fighting for an income that also gives them room to live. In October 1956, 34,000 metalworkers in the shipyards and factories of Schleswig-Holstein walk off the job to fight for justice and their dignity. This strike is still regarded as the toughest and longest in Germany. Employers and politicians stand in the strikers' way.
Unfortunately the movie Die Mutigen 56 - Deutschlands längster Streik is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Writing | Dietrich Duppel | Idea |
| Camera | Philipp Sichler | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Ingo Helm | Director |
| Production | Michaela Nix | Producer |
| Writing | Ingo Helm | Writer |
| Editing | Friederike Weymar | Editor |
| Directing | Sabine Bernardi | Director |
| Production | Thorsten Neumann | Producer |
| Writing | Sabine Bernardi | Writer |
| Directing | Dietrich Duppel | Director |
| Sound | Vanessa Donelly | Music Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Stefanie Jauss | Costume Designer |
| Art | Susanne Körösi | Assistant Production Design |
| Directing | Mia Sabrina Phillips | Continuity |
| Art | Sabine Dotzauer | Production Design |
| Camera | Jörn Steinhoff | Key Grip |
| Production | Jürgen Janoczek | Unit Manager |
| Sound | Philipp Teichmann | Sound Designer |
| Production | Andrea Giesel | Unit Manager |
| Crew | Michaela Herold | Commissioning Editor |
| Crew | Marc Brasse | Commissioning Editor |
| Production | Christian Preuß | Unit Manager |
| Production | Helene Friedl | Line Producer |
| Crew | Mark Willock | Commissioning Editor |
| Camera | Rasmus Jessen | Assistant Camera |
| Production | Tina Böckenhauer | Casting |
| Editing | Mark Broszeit | Editor |
| Editing | Jutta Boukamp | Color Grading |
| Sound | Frank Buermann | Sound Mixer |
| Camera | Andreas Bäurle | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Michael Hain | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | André Dekker | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Art | Samira Körner | Property Master |
| Camera | Olaf Junior | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Erik Hartung | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Art | Katharina Gerz | Property Master |
| Crew | Cornelius Kob | Editorial Staff |
| Sound | Matthias Petsche | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Christian Krohn | Production Manager |
| Editing | Michael Ruck | Editorial Consultant |
| Directing | Simon Pfister | Assistant Director |
| Editing | Friedrich Stamp | Editorial Consultant |
| Production | Susanne Gerriets | Line Producer |
| Directing | Stephan Ryll | Assistant Director |
| Production | Philipp Dufft | Post Producer |
| Production | Katja Kersting | Production Assistant |
