Odyssey of Heroes

Odyssey of Heroes

144 mins | Drama, War | Jan. 31, 2013

When their ship is sunk in the Indian Ocean during the first world war, 50 men have to cross infinite stretches of sea and desert, avoid enemies, find allies and finally make it home to Germany. A breathtaking real-life odyssey.

Odyssey of Heroes

144 mins | Drama, War | Jan. 31, 2013

Odyssey of Heroes
When their ship is sunk in the Indian Ocean during the first world war, 50 men have to cross infinite stretches of sea and desert, avoid enemies, find allies and finally make it home to Germany. A breathtaking real-life odyssey.
IMDb rating 5.8
Producers ARD, Berengar Pfahl Film GmbH
Original title Die Männer der Emden
Directors Prasad Pereira, Frank Massholder, Berengar Pfahl
Writers Axel Ricke, Berengar Pfahl

Cast

Sibel Kekilli

as Salima Bey

Ken Duken

as Karl Overbeck

Felicitas Woll

as Maria von Plettenberg

Sebastian Blomberg

as Hellmuth von Mücke

Oliver Korittke

as Maat Kluthe

Matthias Schloo

as Manfred von Manstein

Shaun Lawton

as Gouverneur of Cocos Islands

Michael Lott

as Matrose Hilgert

Jan Henrik Stahlberg

as Friedrich von Schulau

Christian Näthe

as Matrose Kolkmann

Ian T. Dickinson

as Interrorgation Officer

Chiem van Houweninge

as Hafenkapitän van Ommen

Peter Sodann

as Generaloberst von Leutenburg

Andreas Pape

as Johannes Burgwächter

Olaf Burmeister

as Paule

Kai Maertens

as Reporter

Wolfgang Winkler

as Dr.Bartel

Sheri Hagen

as Antonia

Gerd Wameling

as Wilhelm von Plettenberg

Daniel Schüßler

as Walter Gerling

Jochen Kolenda

as Kapitän Jürgensen

Verena Plangger

as Elisabeth von Plettenberg

Robert Glatzeder

as Matrose Norget

Charlotte Sieglin

as Wilhelmine von Plettenberg