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
Cast
Günther Simon
as Erich Steigert
Raimund Schelcher
as August Lenz
Ulrich Thein
as Henne Lobke
Horst Kube
as Jens Kasten
Hilmar Thate
as Ludwig Batuschek
Eduard von Winterstein
as Hindenburg
Jochen Thomas
as Sebastian Huber
Sabine Thalbach
as Lady from Luisenbund
Horst Schönemann
as Kapitän Wandres
Rolf Römer
as Fähnrich Hamann
Peter Kiwitt
as Krupp
Wolfgang Langhoff
as Lawyer
Stefan Lisewski
as Jupp König
Vladimir Gulyaev
as Grischa
Werner Lierck
as Karl-Heini
Fred Düren
as Major Mörs
Monika Lennartz
as Mariechen
Karl Brenk
as Chaplain
Yuri Mikhajlov
as Kommissar
Christoph Beyertt
as Machine gunner
Helmut Schreiber
as Captain
Günter Grabbert
as Gunmaster
Johannes Wieke
as Captain
Karl Heinz Oppel
as Ensign
Werner Senftleben
as officer
Klaus Gendries
as officer
Horst Buder
as soldier
Karl Sturm
as soldier
Nico Turoff
as sailor
Fred Delmare
as sailor
Reinhard Michalke
as sailor
Peter Dommisch
as sailor
Kurt Rackelmann
as superintendent
Maria Besendahl
as lady
Carola Braunbock
as lady
Liselott Baumgarten
as Passer-by
