
That Won't Keep a Sailor Down
1958, German. Directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt.
German sailor Peter Hille arrives in Copenhagen to see his beloved Hannah. But she has died in childbirth, leaving Peter with an eight-month-old baby. The young father is left with the entire burden of caring for the child. But he would never have been able to cope with his worries if the ordinary people he encounters had not helped him.
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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- Released
- 18 September 1958
- Original title
- Das haut einen Seemann doch nicht um
- Country
- Germany, Denmark
- Written by
- Grete Frische, F.M. Schilder
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That Won't Keep a Sailor Down runs 94 minutes (1h 34m).
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That Won't Keep a Sailor Down isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 18 September 1958. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed That Won't Keep a Sailor Down?
That Won't Keep a Sailor Down (1958) was directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt and stars Karlheinz Böhm, Antje Geerk, Georg Thomalla.