12 Paces without a Head
12 Meter ohne Kopf
The era of the feared sea pirates Klaus Störtebeker and Gödeke Michels is coming to an end. After a long period with no booty at last a bulging ship appears on the horizon. However, Störtebeker is badly wounded in the attempted capture and the pirates suffer ignominious defeat. Not only their ship is down the drain - Störtebeker himself is suddenly plagued by anxiety and doubt about his very existence as a pirate. He is drawn to the beautiful country girl Bille, while Michels gets rebuffed by the friesian princess Okka. In the very moment that the crew have mutinied and co-captain Michels is literally at the end of his tether, they discover on board their ramshackle old tub a most unique wonder weapon. Glory days are quickly revived - until the mighty Hanse consolidate their power and weaponry and go to war against the pirates. Störtebeker and Michels are forced to decide: To live as a farmer or to die as a pirate.
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Ronald Zehrfeld
as Klaus Störtebeker
Matthias Schweighöfer
as Gödeke Michels
Franziska Wulf
as Bille
Oliver Bröcker
as Lupe
Hinnerk Schönemann
as Keule
Jacob Matschenz
as Nolle
Sascha Reimann
as Beule
Jana Pallaske
as Okka
Devid Striesow
as Simon von Utrecht
Detlev Buck
as Waffenhändler
Thomas Neumann
as Pfeffersack
Peter Kurth
as Keno Tom Brooke
Alexander Scheer
as Hermann Lange
Milan Peschel
as Nikolaus Schocke
Achim Reichel
as Henker Rosenfeld
Simon Gosejohann
as Fokko Johannson
Martin Klempnow
as Landratte in der Kneipe
Sven Hönig
as Landratte in der Kneipe
Falk Rockstroh
as Pfeffersack
Godehard Giese
as Kaufmann im Fass
