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The Sailor’s Song
The Sailor’s Song

The Sailor’s Song

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HistoryDrama

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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.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

125 mins

Rating

6.5/10

Release Date

09 November 1958

Country

East Germany

Cast

Günther Simon

Günther Simon

Erich Steigert

Raimund Schelcher

Raimund Schelcher

August Lenz

Ulrich Thein

Ulrich Thein

Henne Lobke

Horst Kube

Horst Kube

Jens Kasten

Hilmar Thate

Hilmar Thate

Ludwig Batuschek

Ekkehard Schall

Ekkehard Schall

Eberhard Schuckert

Wolf von Beneckendorff

Wolf von Beneckendorff

Von Resten

Eduard von Winterstein

Eduard von Winterstein

Hindenburg

Werner Wieland

Werner Wieland

Noske

Jochen Thomas

Jochen Thomas

Sebastian Huber

Sabine Thalbach

Sabine Thalbach

Lady from Luisenbund

Horst Schönemann

Horst Schönemann

Kapitän Wandres

Rolf Römer

Rolf Römer

Fähnrich Hamann

Hans Wolf Rentzow

Hans Wolf Rentzow

Fliegermaat Krüger

Elfriede Née

Elfriede Née

Berta König

Peter Kiwitt

Peter Kiwitt

Krupp

Wolfgang Langhoff

Wolfgang Langhoff

Lawyer

Stefan Lisewski

Stefan Lisewski

Jupp König

Rita Gödikmeier

Rita Gödikmeier

Anna

Vladimir Gulyaev

Vladimir Gulyaev

Grischa

Hans Finohr

Hans Finohr

Schröder

Adolf Peter Hoffmann

Adolf Peter Hoffmann

Gollwitz

Wolfgang Brunecker

Wolfgang Brunecker

Deck Officer

Walter E. Fuß

Walter E. Fuß

Anton

Werner Lierck

Werner Lierck

Karl-Heini

Fred Düren

Fred Düren

Major Mörs

Willi Neuenhahn

Willi Neuenhahn

Brox

Kurt Wenkhaus

Kurt Wenkhaus

Prince Heinrich

Monika Lennartz

Monika Lennartz

Mariechen

Kay Sikor

Kay Sikor

Adjutant

Manfred Müller

Manfred Müller

Fähnrich

Karl Brenk

Karl Brenk

Chaplain

Kurt Steingraf

Kurt Steingraf

von Scheer

Senta Bonacker

Senta Bonacker

Business owner

Max Klingberg

Max Klingberg

Sergeant

Siegfried Weiß

Siegfried Weiß

Hauptmann

Yuri Mikhajlov

Yuri Mikhajlov

Kommissar

Christoph Beyertt

Christoph Beyertt

Machine gunner

Heinz Kögel

Heinz Kögel

Captain

Helmut Schreiber

Helmut Schreiber

Captain

Günter Grabbert

Günter Grabbert

Gunmaster

Johannes Wieke

Johannes Wieke

Captain

Dom de Beern

Dom de Beern

Reichpietsch

Horst Lommatzsch

Horst Lommatzsch

Captain

Karl Heinz Oppel

Karl Heinz Oppel

Ensign

Gabriele Hoffmann

Gabriele Hoffmann

Easy girl

Werner Senftleben

Werner Senftleben

officer

Peter A. Stiege

Peter A. Stiege

officer

Hans-Hartmut Krüger

Hans-Hartmut Krüger

officer

Klaus Gendries

Klaus Gendries

officer

Theresia Wider

Theresia Wider

Officer's bride

Karin Buchali

Karin Buchali

Officer's bride

Horst Buder

Horst Buder

soldier

Jean Brahn

Jean Brahn

soldier

Paul Funk

Paul Funk

soldier

Hans Feldner

Hans Feldner

soldier

Karl Sturm

Karl Sturm

soldier

Nico Turoff

Nico Turoff

sailor

Rolf Ripperger

Rolf Ripperger

sailor

Georg Helge

Georg Helge

sailor

Fred Ludwig

Fred Ludwig

sailor

Fred Delmare

Fred Delmare

sailor

Klaus Bamberg

Klaus Bamberg

sailor

Reinhard Michalke

Reinhard Michalke

sailor

Peter Dommisch

Peter Dommisch

sailor

Alexander Papendiek

Alexander Papendiek

sailor

Kurt Rackelmann

Kurt Rackelmann

superintendent

Erich Fritze

Erich Fritze

superintendent

Maria Besendahl

Maria Besendahl

lady

Carola Braunbock

Carola Braunbock

lady

Liselott Baumgarten

Liselott Baumgarten

Passer-by

Fritz Mohr

Fritz Mohr

Worker

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