

Movie·1958·2h 5m
The Sailor's Song
Directed By
Kurt Maetzig
Country
East Germany
Language
German
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Original title: Das Lied der Matrosen
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.
Written By
Paul Wiens, Karl Georg Egel
Cinematography
Joachim Hasler
Editor
Lena Neumann
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