The Sailor's Song (1958)
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.
- Released
- 1958-11-09
- Genres
- History, Drama
- Runtime
- 125 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Kurt Maetzig, Günter Reisch
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 from 6 votes
Cast
- Günther Simon as Erich Steigert
- Raimund Schelcher as August Lenz
- Ulrich Thein as Henne Lobke
- Horst Kube as Jens Kasten
- Hilmar Thate as Ludwig Batuschek
- Ekkehard Schall as Eberhard Schuckert
- Wolf von Beneckendorff as Von Resten
- Eduard von Winterstein as Hindenburg
- Werner Wieland as Noske
- Jochen Thomas as Sebastian Huber
- Sabine Thalbach as Lady from Luisenbund
- Horst Schönemann as Kapitän Wandres