The Sailor's Song

Overview
Cast & Crew
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The Plot

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.

Run Time

2h 5m

Genre

History, Drama

Release Date

09 Nov 1958

Country

East Germany

Language

German, Russian

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