The Sailor's Song
6.2
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.
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Cast
72 people
Günther Simon
Erich Steigert
Known for
The Silent Star
Raimund Schelcher
August Lenz
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Ulrich Thein
Henne Lobke
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Horst Kube
Jens Kasten
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Ways across the Country
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Hilmar Thate
Ludwig Batuschek
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Veronika Voss
Ekkehard Schall
Eberhard Schuckert
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Berlin - Ecke Schönhauser...
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Wolf von Beneckendorff
Von Resten
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The Story of Little Mook
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Eduard von Winterstein
Hindenburg
Known for
The Blue Angel
Münchhausen
Werner Wieland
Noske
Also in
The Green Monster
Liberation - Part 3 : Direction of the Main Blow
Jochen Thomas
Sebastian Huber
Also in
Aber Vati!
Schwester Agnes
Sabine Thalbach
Lady from Luisenbund
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Horst Schönemann
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Kurt Maetzig Director · Günter Reisch Director Paul Wiens Writer
First release November 9, 1958 · Produced in XG, Germany · Languages German, Russian
Production
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Production
DEFA
Production
XG · Germany
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Languages
Original title
Das Lied der Matrosen
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German · Russian
Release dates
Germany · November 9, 1958
Theatrical · East Germany
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
January 3, 1959 · TV · West Germany
Russia
October 8, 1959 · Theatrical
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