The Sailor’s Song

Günter Reisch
1958-11-09


6.5
125 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Günther Simon Erich Steigert Unowned
Raimund Schelcher August Lenz Unowned
Ulrich Thein Henne Lobke Unowned
Horst Kube Jens Kasten Unowned
Hilmar Thate Ludwig Batuschek Unowned
Ekkehard Schall Eberhard Schuckert Unowned
Wolf von Beneckendorff Von Resten Unowned
Eduard von Winterstein Hindenburg Unowned
Werner Wieland Noske Unowned
Jochen Thomas Sebastian Huber Unowned
Sabine Thalbach Lady from Luisenbund Unowned
Horst Schönemann Kapitän Wandres Unowned
Rolf Römer Fähnrich Hamann Unowned
Hans Wolf Rentzow Fliegermaat Krüger Unowned
Elfriede Née Berta König Unowned
Peter Kiwitt Krupp Unowned
Wolfgang Langhoff Lawyer Unowned
Stefan Lisewski Jupp König Unowned
Rita Gödikmeier Anna Unowned
Vladimir Gulyaev Grischa Unowned
Hans Finohr Schröder Unowned
Adolf Peter Hoffmann Gollwitz Unowned
Wolfgang Brunecker Deck Officer Unowned
Walter E. Fuß Anton Unowned
Werner Lierck Karl-Heini Unowned
Fred Düren Major Mörs Unowned
Willi Neuenhahn Brox Unowned
Kurt Wenkhaus Prince Heinrich Unowned
Monika Lennartz Mariechen Unowned
Kay Sikor Adjutant Unowned
Manfred Müller Fähnrich Unowned
Karl Brenk Chaplain Unowned
Kurt Steingraf von Scheer Unowned
Senta Bonacker Business owner Unowned
Max Klingberg Sergeant Unowned
Siegfried Weiß Hauptmann Unowned
Yuri Mikhajlov Kommissar Unowned
Christoph Beyertt Machine gunner Unowned
Heinz Kögel Captain Unowned
Helmut Schreiber Captain Unowned
Günther Grabbert Gunmaster Unowned
Johannes Wieke Captain Unowned
Dom de Beern Reichpietsch Unowned
Horst Lommatzsch Captain Unowned
Karl Heinz Oppel Ensign Unowned
Gabriele Hoffmann Easy girl Unowned
Werner Senftleben officer Unowned
Peter A. Stiege officer Unowned
Hans-Hartmut Krüger officer Unowned
Klaus Gendries officer Unowned
Theresia Wider Officer's bride Unowned
Karin Buchali Officer's bride Unowned
Horst Buder soldier Unowned
Jean Brahn soldier Unowned
Paul Funk soldier Unowned
Hans Feldner soldier Unowned
Karl Sturm soldier Unowned
Nico Turoff sailor Unowned
Rolf Ripperger sailor Unowned
Georg Helge sailor Unowned
Fred Ludwig sailor Unowned
Fred Delmare sailor Unowned
Klaus Bamberg sailor Unowned
Reinhard Michalke sailor Unowned
Peter Dommisch sailor Unowned
Alexander Papendiek sailor Unowned
Kurt Rackelmann superintendent Unowned
Erich Fritze superintendent Unowned
Maria Besendahl lady Unowned
Carola Braunbock lady Unowned
Liselott Baumgarten Passer-by Unowned
Fritz Mohr Worker Unowned