: Middle ▁States ▁Commission ▁on ▁Second ary ▁School s <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁S ail or ' s ▁Song ▁() ▁is ▁an ▁East ▁German ▁black - and - white ▁film ▁directed ▁by ▁Kurt ▁Ma etz ig ▁and ▁Gün ter ▁Re isch . ▁It ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁ ▁Plot ▁As ▁the ▁news ▁of ▁the ▁October ▁Revolution ▁swe ep ▁through ▁the ▁world , ▁the ▁German ▁High ▁Se as ▁Fle et ' s ▁command , ▁w ary ▁of ▁a ▁mut iny , ▁dec ides ▁to ▁send ▁all ▁its ▁ships ▁to ▁a ▁suic ide ▁mission ▁in ▁the ▁English ▁Channel . ▁S ail ors ▁Al bin ▁Kö bis ▁and ▁Max ▁Reich pi et sch ▁are ▁sent enced ▁to ▁death ▁for ▁political ▁activity . ▁When ▁the ▁social ist ▁sail or ▁Ste ig ert , ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁firing ▁detail , ▁cannot ▁bring ▁himself ▁to ▁shoot ▁them , ▁he ▁is ▁arrested . ▁On ▁the ▁cru iser ▁Prince ▁Heinrich , ▁Ste ig ert ' s ▁friends ▁L enz , ▁Lob ke , ▁K ast en ▁and ▁Bart us che k ▁receive ▁Vladimir ▁Len in ' s ▁transmit ▁to ▁all ▁of ▁man kind ▁calling ▁for ▁peace . ▁S low ly , ▁the ▁sail ors ▁in ▁K iel   — ▁all ▁members ▁of ▁different ▁social ist ▁parties : ▁the ▁Social ▁Democr ats , ▁the ▁Independent ▁Social ists ▁and ▁the ▁Spart ak ists   — ▁begin ▁to ▁realize ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁a ▁revolution . ▁The ▁workers ▁and ▁the ▁ship m ates ▁re bel ▁against ▁the ▁officers , ▁but