The Sailor’s Song (1958)
November 9, 1958
History, Drama
2h 5m
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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.
Cast & Crew
- Director
- Kurt Maetzig
- Erich Steigert Günther Simon
- August Lenz Raimund Schelcher
- Henne Lobke Ulrich Thein
- Jens Kasten Horst Kube
- Ludwig Batuschek Hilmar Thate
- Hindenburg Eduard von Winterstein
- Sebastian Huber Jochen Thomas
- Lady from Luisenbund Sabine Thalbach
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Keywords
- rebellion
- revolution
- socialism
- uprising
- working class
- revolt
- communism
- proletarian