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The Sailor's Song

Dir. Kurt Maetzig·1958·2h 5m

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.

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The Sailor's Song

The Sailor's Song (1958)

Kurt Maetzig

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2h 5m
Cross-source blend ~66/100

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Countries

East Germany

Ratings

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6.6/10

7 votes

Rating consensus

66/100 blend

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Moderate-to-positive blended read — weighted ~66/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.

Cast

Günther Simon

Erich Steigert

Raimund Schelcher

August Lenz

Ulrich Thein

Henne Lobke

Horst Kube

Jens Kasten

Hilmar Thate

Ludwig Batuschek

Ekkehard Schall

Eberhard Schuckert

Wolf von Beneckendorff

Von Resten

Eduard von Winterstein

Hindenburg

Werner Wieland

Noske

Jochen Thomas

Sebastian Huber

Sabine Thalbach

Lady from Luisenbund

Horst Schönemann

Kapitän Wandres

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The Sailor's Song

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Kurt Maetzig

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