What is the duration of The Sailor’s Song?

The duration of The Sailor’s Song is 125 mins.

What is the original language of The Sailor’s Song?

The original language of The Sailor’s Song is German.

Who directed The Sailor’s Song?

The Sailor’s Song was directed by Klaus Gendries, Kurt Maetzig.

Which studio made The Sailor’s Song?

The Sailor’s Song was produced by DEFA.

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Q: Does The Sailor’s Song have end credit scenes?

The Sailor’s Song does not have end credit scenes.

History

Drama

Runtime

125 mins

Language

German

The film recounts the 1917 Kiel sailors’ revolt against the German navy, spurred by the Russian October Revolution. Machinist Henne Lonke and stoker Jens Kasten seize weapons, preventing an attack on a Russian freighter. When Admiralty orders the suicidal Operation “Nibelungen,” a strike on England to crush the uprising, the crew unite in protest.

DEFA

Studio

Klaus Gendries

Director

Kurt Maetzig

Director

Does The Sailor’s Song have end credit scenes?

No!

The Sailor’s Song does not have end credit scenes. You can leave when the credits roll.

Meet the Full Cast and Actors of The Sailor’s Song

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Monika Lennartz

Mariechen

Günter Reisch

Theresia Wider

Officer's bride

Peter Dommisch

sailor

Willi Neuenhahn

Brox

Karl Sturm

soldier

Johannes Wieke

Captain

Helmut Schreiber

Captain

Fred Delmare

sailor

Adolf Peter Hoffmann

Gollwitz

Stefan Lisewski

Jupp König

Hilmar Thate

Ludwig Batuschek

Werner Wieland

Noske

Fred Düren

Major Mörs

Ulrich Thein

Henne Lobke

Werner Senftleben

officer

Klaus Bamberg

sailor

Eduard von Winterstein

Hindenburg

Yuri Mikhajlov

Kommissar

Christoph Beyertt

Machine gunner

Günter Grabbert

Gunmaster

Carola Braunbock

lady

Hans Feldner

soldier

Nico Turoff

sailor

Fritz Mohr

Worker

Fred Ludwig

sailor

Hans-Hartmut Krüger

officer

Wolf von Beneckendorff

Von Resten

Rolf Römer

Fähnrich Hamann

Horst Kube

Jens Kasten

Karl Brenk

Chaplain

Reinhard Michalke

sailor

Maria Besendahl

lady

Vladimir Gulyaev

Grischa

Günther Simon

Erich Steigert

Walter E. Fuß

Anton

Kurt Rackelmann

superintendent

Jochen Thomas

Sebastian Huber

Sabine Thalbach

Lady from Luisenbund

Georg Helge

sailor

Werner Lierck

Karl-Heini

Ekkehard Schall

Eberhard Schuckert

Raimund Schelcher

August Lenz

Paul Funk

soldier

Jean Brahn

soldier

Karl Heinz Oppel

Ensign

Horst Schönemann

Kapitän Wandres

Horst Buder

soldier

Hans Finohr

Schröder

Dom de Beern

Reichpietsch

Alexander Papendiek

sailor

Wolfgang Brunecker

Deck Officer

Hans Wolf Rentzow

Fliegermaat Krüger

Elfriede Née

Berta König

Peter Kiwitt

Krupp

Wolfgang Langhoff

Lawyer

Rita Gödikmeier

Anna

Kurt Wenkhaus

Prince Heinrich

Kay Sikor

Adjutant

Manfred Müller

Fähnrich

Kurt Steingraf

von Scheer

Senta Bonacker

Business owner

Max Klingberg

Sergeant

Siegfried Weiß

Hauptmann

Heinz Kögel

Captain

Horst Lommatzsch

Captain

Gabriele Hoffmann

Easy girl

Peter A. Stiege

officer

Karin Buchali

Officer's bride

Rolf Ripperger

sailor

Erich Fritze

superintendent

Liselott Baumgarten

Passer-by

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