The Sailor’s Song
The Sailor’s Song

The Sailor’s Song

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.

Genre: History, Drama

Director: Kurt Maetzig

Cast: Günther Simon, Raimund Schelcher, Ulrich Thein, Horst Kube

Country: East Germany

Quality: HD

Runtime: 125 min.

Release: 1958

IMDb: 6.5/10