The Sailor's Song
1958, German. Directed by Kurt Maetzig & Günter Reisch.
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.
- Runtime
- 2h 5m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Kurt MaetzigDirector
- Günter ReischDirector
- Günther SimonErich Steigert
- Raimund SchelcherAugust Lenz
- Ulrich TheinHenne Lobke
- Horst KubeJens Kasten
- Hilmar ThateLudwig Batuschek
- Ekkehard SchallEberhard Schuckert
- Wolf von BeneckendorffVon Resten
- Eduard von WintersteinHindenburg
- Werner WielandNoske
- Jochen ThomasSebastian Huber
- Sabine ThalbachLady from Luisenbund
- Horst SchönemannKapitän Wandres
Details
- Released
- 9 November 1958
- Original title
- Das Lied der Matrosen
- Country
- East Germany
- Written by
- Paul Wiens, Karl Georg Egel
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The Sailor's Song runs 125 minutes (2h 5m).
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The Sailor's Song isn’t on a subscription OTT platform in India, but you can watch it free online. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Sailor's Song?
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Who directed The Sailor's Song?
The Sailor's Song (1958) was directed by Kurt Maetzig and Günter Reisch and stars Günther Simon, Raimund Schelcher, Ulrich Thein.