History ·Drama · East Germany · 1958 · 2h 5m

The Sailor's Song

Das Lied der Matrosen

The Sailor's Song poster
Director
Kurt MaetzigGünter Reisch
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 Ekkehard Schall as Eberhard Schuckert
Crew
Joachim Hasler — Director of Photography Otto Merz — Director of Photography Lena Neumann — Editor Paul Wiens — Writer Karl Georg Egel — Writer Rosemarie Wandelt — Costume Design
Synopsis

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.

Trailer The Sailor's Song — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
rebellionrevolutionsocialismuprisingworking classrevoltcommunismproletarian
Key Collaborators
Kurt Maetzig Director Günter Reisch Director Joachim Hasler Director of Photography Otto Merz Director of Photography Lena Neumann Editor Paul Wiens Writer Karl Georg Egel Writer Rosemarie Wandelt Costume Design Elli-Charlotte Löffler Costume Design
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