The film talks about the rise and fall of the two most influential protagonists in GDR-politics. In succession, over long stretches even together, Ulbricht and Honecker determined the course of the GDR, of course without ever getting out of being a satellite state to the big brother in Moscow. The film looks for the caesura and crucial points in the power game between Ulbricht and Honecker.
Unfortunately the movie Die Sekretäre is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Camera | Manfred Köhler | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Christian Klemke | Director |
| Writing | Christian Klemke | Screenplay |
| Directing | Jan Lorenzen | Director |
| Writing | Jan Lorenzen | Screenplay |
| Sound | Udo Cott | Sound |
| Editing | Angela Wendt | Editor |
| Production | Anngret Plehn | Researcher |
| Production | Anngret Plehn | Unit Manager |
| Production | Jutta Paarmann | Executive Producer |
| Production | Holger Kouschil | Executive Producer |
| Production | Wolfgang Plehn | Line Producer |
| Crew | Peter Hellmich | Scientific Consultant |
| Crew | Monika Kaiser | Scientific Consultant |
| Crew | Eberhard Görner | Thanks |
| Crew | Andreas Christoph Schmidt | Thanks |
| Crew | Inga Wolfram | Thanks |
| Crew | Solveigh Hardt | Thanks |
