The Sailor's Song

IMDb 6.5 1958 • 125 min • HistoryDrama

Director

Kurt Maetzig

Country

XG

Plot Summary

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.

Top 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