The Sailor’s Song (1958)
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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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | de |
| Popularity | 3.921 |
Directed By
Kurt Maetzig
Günter Reisch
Crew
Kurt Maetzig
Lena Neumann
Paul Wiens
Günter Reisch
Wilhelm Neef
Karl Georg Egel
Rosemarie Wandelt
Gerhard Helwig
Elli-Charlotte Löffler
Joachim Hasler
Johanna Lindner
Kurt Eppers
Otto Merz
TOP CAST
Günther Simon
Erich Steigert
Raimund Schelcher
August Lenz
Ulrich Thein
Henne Lobke
Horst Kube
Jens Kasten
Hilmar Thate
Ludwig Batuschek
Ekkehard Schall
Eberhard Schuckert
Wolf von Beneckendorff
Von Resten
Eduard von Winterstein
Hindenburg
Werner Wieland
Noske
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
Peter Kiwitt
Krupp
Wolfgang Langhoff
Lawyer
Stefan Lisewski
Jupp König
Rita Gödikmeier
Anna
Vladimir Gulyaev
Grischa
Hans Finohr
Schröder
Adolf Peter Hoffmann
Gollwitz
Wolfgang Brunecker
Deck Officer
Walter E. Fuß
Anton
Werner Lierck
Karl-Heini
Fred Düren
Major Mörs
Willi Neuenhahn
Brox
Kurt Wenkhaus
Prince Heinrich
Monika Lennartz
Mariechen
Kay Sikor
Adjutant
Manfred Müller
Fähnrich
Karl Brenk
Chaplain
Kurt Steingraf
von Scheer
Senta Bonacker
Business owner
Max Klingberg
Sergeant
Siegfried Weiß
Hauptmann
Yuri Mikhajlov
Kommissar
Christoph Beyertt
Machine gunner
Heinz Kögel
Captain
Helmut Schreiber
Captain
Günther Grabbert
Gunmaster
Johannes Wieke
Captain
Dom de Beern
Reichpietsch
Horst Lommatzsch
Captain
Karl Heinz Oppel
Ensign
Gabriele Hoffmann
Easy girl
Werner Senftleben
officer
Peter A. Stiege
officer
Hans-Hartmut Krüger
officer
Klaus Gendries
officer
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