# Rosa Luxemburg (1986) - **Summary**: "Rosa Luxemburg" is a West German drama film set during the era of German Wilhelminism. It portrays the life of the Polish socialist and Marxist, Rosa Luxemburg, who dreams of revolution. The film follows Luxemburg's relentless campaigning for her beliefs, her repeated imprisonment in both Germany and Poland, and her interactions with lovers and comrades. The story culminates with Luxemburg's assassination by the Freikorps for her leadership in the Spartacist uprising after World War I in 1919​[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosa_Luxemburg_(film)#:~:text=Polish%20,76%E2%80%A0World%20War%20I%E3%80%91%20in%201919)​. - **Director**: Margarethe von Trotta​[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosa_Luxemburg_(film)#:~:text=Directed%20by)​. - **Genre**: Drama​[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosa_Luxemburg_(film)#:~:text=Rosa%20Luxemburg%20is%20a%201986,2%5D%E3%80%91)​. - **IMDB**: [IMDb page for Rosa Luxemburg](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090892/)​[](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091869/#:~:text=%23%20%E3%80%900%E2%80%A0Rosa%20Luxemburg%20%281986%29%20,Edit%20Barbara%20Sukowa%20Rosa%20Luxemburg)​.