The Sailor's Song
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
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
Details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- German
- Languages
- German
- Budget
- —
- Revenue
- —
- Age rating
- —
- Quality
- 4K UHD · HDR10 · Dolby Vision
- Production
- DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Crew
Director
Kurt Maetzig
Writers
Paul Wiens, Karl Georg Egel
Lena Neumann
Editor
Rosemarie Wandelt
Costume Design
Elli-Charlotte Löffler
Costume Design
Joachim Hasler
Director of Photography
Otto Merz
Director of Photography
