Die Meere rufen (1951)

Directed by

Eduard Kubat

Genre

drama film

Country

German Democratic Republic, Germany

Runtime

1h 26m

Rating

10.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man who left East Germany for the West comes back after being let down by the capitalist system. The film follows his return and the reasons behind his change of heart.

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What happens

The Call of the Sea or The Oceans Are Calling (German: Die Meere rufen) is a 1951 East German drama film directed by Eduard Kubat and starring Hans Klering, Käte Alving and Evamaria Bath. A defector to West Germany returns to the East, having become disillusioned by capitalist society. It was made by the state-owned DEFA studio. The film's production designer was Artur Günther. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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