The Sailor’s Song (1958)
The Sailor’s Song (1958) - History Movies 125 minutes. Le Chant des matelots, Песня матросов. 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. rebellion, revolution, socialism, uprising, working class, revolt, communism, anti-capitalism, proletarian
Released: Nov 09, 1958
Runtime: 125 minutes
Stars: Günther Simon, Raimund Schelcher, Ulrich Thein, Horst Kube, Hilmar Thate, Ekkehard Schall
Crew: Kurt Maetzig (Director), Günter Reisch (Director), Paul Wiens (Writer), Wilhelm Neef (Music), Lena Neumann (Editor), Karl Georg Egel (Writer)