The Sailor's Song
1958 · 125 min
History · Drama
★ 6.6Trailer
A film about the historical uprising of the seamen in Kiel: During the Russian October Revolution of 1917, German and Russian soldiers start to solidarize with each other. By disarming the officers, machinist Henne Lonke and stoker Jens Kasten prevent the attack on a Russian freighter. When German admiralty gives out orders for operation "Nibelungen", which would lead the German fleet into a suicidal attack against England and quell the revolutionary spirit, seamen and soldiers from different political backgrounds unite in protest.
Crew
- Director Kurt Maetzig
- Director Günter Reisch
- Writer Paul Wiens
- Writer Karl Georg Egel
- Director of Photography Joachim Hasler
- Director of Photography Otto Merz
Cast
Günther Simon
Erich Steigert
Raimund Schelcher
August Lenz
Ulrich Thein
Henne Lobke
Horst Kube
Jens Kasten
Hilmar Thate
Ludwig Batuschek
- E
Ekkehard Schall
Eberhard Schuckert
- W
Wolf von Beneckendorff
Von Resten
- E
Eduard von Winterstein
Hindenburg
- W
Werner Wieland
Noske
Jochen Thomas
Sebastian Huber
Sabine Thalbach
Lady from Luisenbund
Horst Schönemann
Kapitän Wandres
Crew
- Director — Kurt Maetzig
- Director — Günter Reisch
- Writer — Paul Wiens
- Writer — Karl Georg Egel
- Director of Photography — Joachim Hasler
- Director of Photography — Otto Merz
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