Basing his work on documentary material, Andrew Thorndike tells the life story of Wilhelm Pieck: from young worker to fighter for the German working class, and from enemy of national-socialism to the first president of the German Democratic Republic.
Unfortunately the movie Wilhelm Pieck - Das Leben unseres Präsidenten is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | Andrew Thorndike | Director |
| Writing | Otto Winzer | Writer |
| Writing | Fritz Erpenbeck | Writer |
| Writing | Feodor Pappe | Writer |
| Editing | Ella Ensink | Editor |
| Sound | Hanns Eisler | Music |
| Writing | Johannes R. Becher | Lyricist |
| Writing | Andrew Thorndike | Screenplay |
| Writing | Walter Bartel | Writer |
| Writing | Bertolt Brecht | Lyricist |
| Camera | Walter Fehdmer | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Kurt Stanke | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Erwin Anders | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Harry Bremer | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Götz Neumann | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Erich Nitzschmann | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Rudi Radünz | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Harry Kadoch | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Heinz Reusch | Sound |
| Sound | Günter Lambert | Sound |
| Sound | Wernfried Hübel | Music Editor |
| Production | Günter Althaus | Production Manager |
| Production | Hans-Joachim Funk | Unit Manager |
| Directing | Herbert Ballmann | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Katerina Schneider | Assistant Director |