12 Paces without a Head

12 Paces without a Head

108 mins | Comedy | Dec. 10, 2009

The era of the feared sea pirates Klaus Störtebeker and Gödeke Michels is coming to an end. After a long period with no booty at last a bulging ship appears on the horizon. However, Störtebeker is badly wounded in the attempted capture and the pirates suffer ignominious defeat. Not only their ship is down the drain - Störtebeker himself is suddenly plagued by anxiety and doubt about his very existence as a pirate. He is drawn to the beautiful country girl Bille, while Michels gets rebuffed by the friesian princess Okka. In the very moment that the crew have mutinied and co-captain Michels is literally at the end of his tether, they discover on board their ramshackle old tub a most unique wonder weapon. Glory days are quickly revived - until the mighty Hanse consolidate their power and weaponry and go to war against the pirates. Störtebeker and Michels are forced to decide: To live as a farmer or to die as a pirate.

12 Paces without a Head

108 mins | Comedy | Dec. 10, 2009

12 Paces without a Head
The era of the feared sea pirates Klaus Störtebeker and Gödeke Michels is coming to an end. After a long period with no booty at last a bulging ship appears on the horizon. However, Störtebeker is badly wounded in the attempted capture and the pirates suffer ignominious defeat. Not only their ship is down the drain - Störtebeker himself is suddenly plagued by anxiety and doubt about his very existence as a pirate. He is drawn to the beautiful country girl Bille, while Michels gets rebuffed by the friesian princess Okka. In the very moment that the crew have mutinied and co-captain Michels is literally at the end of his tether, they discover on board their ramshackle old tub a most unique wonder weapon. Glory days are quickly revived - until the mighty Hanse consolidate their power and weaponry and go to war against the pirates. Störtebeker and Michels are forced to decide: To live as a farmer or to die as a pirate.
IMDb rating 5.4
Producers Warner Bros. Pictures, Magnolia Filmproduktion, Wüste Film
Original title 12 Meter ohne Kopf
Directors Sven Taddicken
Writers

Cast

Ronald Zehrfeld

as Klaus Störtebeker

Matthias Schweighöfer

as Gödeke Michels

Franziska Wulf

as Bille

Oliver Bröcker

as Lupe

Jacob Matschenz

as Nolle

Sascha Reimann

as Beule

Jana Pallaske

as Okka

Devid Striesow

as Simon von Utrecht

Detlev Buck

as Waffenhändler

Thomas Neumann

as Pfeffersack

Peter Kurth

as Keno Tom Brooke

Alexander Scheer

as Hermann Lange

Milan Peschel

as Nikolaus Schocke

Achim Reichel

as Henker Rosenfeld

Simon Gosejohann

as Fokko Johannson

Martin Klempnow

as Landratte in der Kneipe

Sven Hönig

as Landratte in der Kneipe

Falk Rockstroh

as Pfeffersack

Godehard Giese

as Kaufmann im Fass