The Sailor’s Song

6.5
  • Genre: HistoryDrama
  • Run time: 125 min
  • Premiere: 1958. November 9.

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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Günther Simon

Erich Steigert

Raimund Schelcher

August Lenz

Ulrich Thein

Henne Lobke

Horst Kube

Jens Kasten

Hilmar Thate

Ludwig Batuschek

Ekkehard Schall

Eberhard Schuckert

Jochen Thomas

Sebastian Huber

Sabine Thalbach

Lady from Luisenbund

Horst Schönemann

Kapitän Wandres

Rolf Römer

Fähnrich Hamann

Hans Wolf Rentzow

Fliegermaat Krüger

Elfriede Née

Berta König

Stefan Lisewski

Jupp König

Hans Finohr

Schröder

Wolfgang Brunecker

Deck Officer

Werner Lierck

Karl-Heini

Fred Düren

Major Mörs

Kurt Wenkhaus

Prince Heinrich

Monika Lennartz

Mariechen

Kay Sikor

Adjutant

Manfred Müller

Fähnrich

Karl Brenk

Chaplain

Kurt Steingraf

von Scheer

Senta Bonacker

Business owner

Max Klingberg

Sergeant

Siegfried Weiß

Hauptmann

Yuri Mikhajlov

Kommissar

Christoph Beyertt

Machine gunner

Heinz Kögel

Captain

Dom de Beern

Reichpietsch

Theresia Wider

Officer's bride

Karin Buchali

Officer's bride

Horst Buder

soldier

Jean Brahn

soldier

Paul Funk

soldier

Hans Feldner

soldier

Karl Sturm

soldier

Nico Turoff

sailor

Georg Helge

sailor

Fred Ludwig

sailor

Kurt Rackelmann

superintendent

Erich Fritze

superintendent

Fritz Mohr

Worker

Art

Gerhard Helwig

Art Direction

Camera

Joachim Hasler

Director of Photography

Otto Merz

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Elli-Charlotte Löffler

Costume Design

Rosemarie Wandelt

Costume Design

Directing

Kurt Maetzig

Director

Günter Reisch

Director

Editing

Writing

Paul Wiens

Writer

Art

Gerhard Helwig

Art Direction

Camera

Joachim Hasler

Director of Photography

Otto Merz

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Elli-Charlotte Löffler

Costume Design

Rosemarie Wandelt

Costume Design

Directing

Kurt Maetzig

Director

Günter Reisch

Director

Editing

Writing

Paul Wiens

Writer