The Sailor’s Song

The Sailor’s Song

Release date : November 9, 1958
Runtime : 2h 5m
Countries of origin : East Germany /
Original Language : German / Russian /
Director : Kurt Maetzig / Günter Reisch /
Writers : Paul Wiens / Karl Georg Egel /
Production companies : DEFA /
November 9, 1958 2h 5m East Germany History German More
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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.
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Günther Simon
Erich Steigert
Raimund Schelcher
August Lenz
Ulrich Thein
Henne Lobke
Horst Kube
Jens Kasten
Hilmar Thate
Ludwig Batuschek
Ekkehard Schall
Eberhard Schuckert
Jochen Thomas
Sebastian Huber
Sabine Thalbach
Lady from Luisenbund
Horst Schönemann
Kapitän Wandres
Rolf Römer
Fähnrich Hamann
Hans Wolf Rentzow
Fliegermaat Krüger
Elfriede Née
Berta König
Stefan Lisewski
Jupp König

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  • title:The Sailor’s Song
  • status:Released
  • Release date: 1958
  • Runtime:2h 5m
  • Genres: History · Drama ·
  • Countries of origin: East Germany ·
  • Original Language: German · Russian ·
  • Director: Kurt Maetzig / Günter Reisch /
  • Writers: Paul Wiens · Karl Georg Egel ·
  • Production companies: DEFA ·
  • 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.
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