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The Sailor’s Song

The Sailor’s Song (1958)

2h 5m | PG-13

⭐ 6.5 / 10

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.

Director: Kurt Maetzig

Studio: DEFA

Genre: History, Drama

Video: 720p

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Cast

Günther Simon

Günther Simon

as Erich Steigert

Raimund Schelcher

Raimund Schelcher

as August Lenz

Ulrich Thein

Ulrich Thein

as Henne Lobke

Horst Kube

Horst Kube

as Jens Kasten

Hilmar Thate

Hilmar Thate

as Ludwig Batuschek

Ekkehard Schall

Ekkehard Schall

as Eberhard Schuckert