The Sailor's Song

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 9, 1958

Original language

German

Spoken languages

German, Russian

Countries

East Germany

Production

DEFA

Cast

Hans Wolf Rentzow,Rolf Römer,Hilmar Thate,Elfriede Née,Günther Simon,Werner Lierck,Fred Ludwig,Willi Neuenhahn,Dom de Beern,Horst Lommatzschand 62 more

Director

Kurt Maetzig,Günter Reisch

Writer

Paul Wiens,Karl Georg Egel

Cinematography

Joachim Hasler,Otto Merz

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0051860