The Sailor's Song
Das Lied der Matrosen
Release: 1958-11-09
·Runtime: 125m
·★ 6.5
History
Drama
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.
Production Countries
East Germany
Production Companies
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Karl Brenk
as Chaplain
Werner Senftleben
as officer
Peter Kiwitt
as Krupp
Vladimir Gulyaev
as Grischa
Johannes Wieke
as Captain
Horst Buder
as soldier
Helmut Schreiber
as Captain
Maria Besendahl
as lady
Wolfgang Langhoff
as Lawyer
Horst Kube
as Jens Kasten
Christoph Beyertt
as Machine gunner
Eduard von Winterstein
as Hindenburg
Sabine Thalbach
as Lady from Luisenbund
Stefan Lisewski
as Jupp König
Werner Lierck
as Karl-Heini
Monika Lennartz
as Mariechen
Günter Grabbert
as Gunmaster
Carola Braunbock
as lady
Karl Heinz Oppel
as Ensign
Reinhard Michalke
as sailor
Liselott Baumgarten
as Passer-by
Yuri Mikhajlov
as Kommissar
Fred Düren
as Major Mörs
Klaus Gendries
as officer
Fred Delmare
as sailor
Kurt Rackelmann
as superintendent
Hilmar Thate
as Ludwig Batuschek
Raimund Schelcher
as August Lenz
Jochen Thomas
as Sebastian Huber
Karl Sturm
as soldier
Günther Simon
as Erich Steigert
Horst Schönemann
as Kapitän Wandres
Nico Turoff
as sailor
Ulrich Thein
as Henne Lobke
Peter Dommisch
as sailor
Rolf Römer
as Fähnrich Hamann
