The Sailor’s Song (1958)

The Sailor’s Song (1958)

1958-11-09 East Germany 125 Min. PG-13
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Overview

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.

Cast

Günther Simon is Erich Steigert
Erich Steigert
Raimund Schelcher is August Lenz
Ulrich Thein is Henne Lobke
Henne Lobke
Horst Kube is Jens Kasten
Jens Kasten
Hilmar Thate is Ludwig Batuschek
Ludwig Batuschek
Ekkehard Schall is Eberhard Schuckert
Eberhard Schuckert
Jochen Thomas is Sebastian Huber
Sebastian Huber
Sabine Thalbach is Lady from Luisenbund
Lady from Luisenbund
Horst Schönemann is Kapitän Wandres
Kapitän Wandres