The Sailor's Song

Name: The Sailor's Song
Genre: History, Drama
Released: 09 Nov 1958
Rating: 6.50
Cast: Günther Simon, Raimund Schelcher, Ulrich Thein, Horst Kube, Hilmar Thate

1958-11-09 East Germany 125 minutes.

6.50 6 votes

History Drama rebellion revolution socialism uprising working class revolt communism proletarian

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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.

Year 1958

Studio DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme

Director Kurt Maetzig, Günter Reisch

Crew Kurt Maetzig (Director), Günter Reisch (Director), Paul Wiens (Writer), Lena Neumann (Editor), Wilhelm Neef (Music), Karl Georg Egel (Writer)

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Language Deutsch, Pусский