''The Call of the Sea'' or ''The Oceans Are Calling'' (german: Die Meere rufen) is a 1951 East German

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by

Eduard Kubat Eduard Kubat (1891–1976) was a German film producer, who also directed two films.Giesen p.193 During the Nazi era he was employed by Terra Film, but following the Second World War he went to work for DEFA, the state-controlled company of East ...

and starring

Hans Klering Hans Klering (8 November 1906 – 30 October 1988) was a German actor, director, voice actor, graphic designer and author. He joined the Communist Party and went into exile in the Soviet Union in 1931, returning to Germany in 1945. In 1946, he beca ...

Käte Alving Käte Alving (1896–1974) was a German stage and film actress.Heinrichs p.198 Selected filmography * ''The Call of the Sea ''The Call of the Sea'' or ''The Oceans Are Calling'' (german: Die Meere rufen) is a 1951 East German drama film direct ...

and Evamaria Bath. A defector to

West Germany West Germany is the colloquial term used to indicate the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG; german: Bundesrepublik Deutschland , BRD) between its formation on 23 May 1949 and the German reunification through the accession of East Germany on 3 O ...

returns to the East having become disillusioned by

capitalist Capitalism is an economic system based on the private ownership of the means of production and their operation for profit. Central characteristics of capitalism include capital accumulation, competitive markets, price system, priva ...

society.Liehm & Liehm p.91 It was made by the state-owned

DEFA DEFA (''Deutsche Film-Aktiengesellschaft'') was the state-owned film studio of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) throughout the country's existence. Since 2019, DEFA's film heritage has been made accessible and licensable on the PRO ...

studio. The film's

art direction Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and unify the visi ...

was by

Artur Günther Artur Günther (1893–1972) was a German art director.Giesen p.202 He designed the sets for more than a hundred films during a lengthy career. Selected filmography * '' When the Dead Speak'' (1917) * '' Ikarus, the Flying Man'' (1918) * ''Alraun ...

Cast

as Ernst Reinhardt *

as Ida Reinhardt, dessen Frau * Evamaria Bath as Gisela Reinhardt, beider Kind * Helmut Ahner as Walter Reinhardt - beider Kind *

Herbert Richter Herbert Richter (born 26 April 1947) is a retired East German track cyclist. He had his best achievements in the Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit, 4000m team pursuit event, winning silver medals at the world championsh ...

as Franz Nölte *

Magdalene von Nußbaum Magdalene or Magdalen may refer to: * Mary Magdalene, a disciple of Jesus *Magdalene (given name), a feminine given name (and list of persons with that name) * Magdalen College, Oxford, a constituent college of the University of Oxford * Magdalene ...

as Emmi Nölte, seine Frau * Viola Recklies as Inge Nölte, beider Kind * Hans-Joachim Martens as Heinz Nölte, beider Kind *

Günther Ballier Günther Ballier (18 October 1900 – 20 April 1980) was a German actor. He appeared in more than 80 films and television shows between 1933 and 1975. Selected filmography * ''The Country Schoolmaster (1933 film), The Country Schoolmaster'' ...

as Fischer Thomsen *

Fredy Barten Fredy is a given name, and may refer to: * Fredy Bareiro (born 1982), Paraguayan football player * Fredy Montero Colombian footballer with Sounders FC * Fredy Barth (born 1979), Swiss racing driver * Fredy Glanzmann (born 1963), Swiss Nordic combin ...

as Erich Pascholle *

Albrecht Bethge Albrecht ("noble", "bright") is a given name or surname of German origin and may refer to: First name *Albrecht Agthe, (1790–1873), German music teacher *Albrecht Altdorfer, (c. 1480–1538) German Renaissance painter *Albrecht Becker, (1906� ...

as Auktionator *

Elfie Dugall Elfi, Elfie and Elphie are feminine given names. Elfi is also a short form (hypocorism) of Elfriede. The name may refer to: People: * Elfriede Elfi von Dassanowsky (1924–2007), Austrian-born singer, pianist and film producer * Elfie Donnelly (bo ...

as Trude *

Martin Flörchinger Martin may refer to: Places * Martin City (disambiguation) * Martin County (disambiguation) * Martin Township (disambiguation) Antarctica * Martin Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land * Port Martin, Adelie Land * Point Martin, South Orkney Islands Austral ...

as Kurt Schöller *

Harry Gillmann Harry may refer to: TV shows * ''Harry'' (American TV series), a 1987 American comedy series starring Alan Arkin * ''Harry'' (British TV series), a 1993 BBC drama that ran for two seasons * ''Harry'' (talk show), a 2016 American daytime talk show ...

Oskar Höcker Oskar Höcker (13 June 1840 – 8 April 1894) was a German author of historical novels for children and a stage actor. Biography Oskar Höcker was born in a suburb of Eilenburg, in the Prussian Province of Saxony, as was his brother, author Gu ...

as Fischmakler *

Kurt Jung-Alsen Kurt Jung-Alsen (18 June 1915 – 20 December 1976) was a German film director and screenwriter. He directed 24 films between 1954 and 1976. Selected filmography * ''The Call of the Sea'' (1951) * ''Duped Till Doomsday'' (1957) * ''Polonia- ...

Herbert Kiper Herbert Kiper (1897–1978) was a German stage and film actor.Körner p.370 Selected filmography * ''Dancer of Death'' (1920) * '' Without Meyer, No Celebration is Complete'' (1931) * '' Duty Is Duty'' (1931) * '' Quartet of Five'' (1949) * '' He ...

as Bürgermeister Gubitz * Hans-Erich Korbschmitt *

Alfred Maack Alfred Maack (5 April 1882 – 14 February 1961) was a German stage and film actor. He appeared in more than fifty films from 1937 to 1958. Selected filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Maack, Alfred 1882 births 1961 ...

as Klüterbau * Hans Maikowski as Hans Freese * Willi Narloch as Richard Schweikert * Wolfgang-Erich Parge as Karl Lamprecht *

Gustav Püttjer Gustav Püttjer (15 May 1886 – 11 August 1959) was a German film actor who appeared in around 150 feature films between 1927 and 1959. He largely played character parts. After the Second World War he settled in East Germany appearing in the fil ...

as Hein Bachmann * Ursula Rank as Käte Flemming * Johannes Schmidt as Heinrich Stüber * Walter B. Schulz as Wilhelm Lehmann *

Friedrich Siemers Friedrich may refer to: Names *Friedrich (surname), people with the surname ''Friedrich'' *Friedrich (given name), people with the given name ''Friedrich'' Other *Friedrich (board game), a board game about Frederick the Great and the Seven Years' ...

as Dieter Specht *

Friedrich Teitge Friedrich may refer to: Names *Friedrich (surname), people with the surname ''Friedrich'' *Friedrich (given name), people with the given name ''Friedrich'' Other *Friedrich (board game), a board game about Frederick the Great and the Seven Years' ...

as Regierungsbeamter * Christine von Trümbach * Siegfried Weiß *

Teddy Wulff Teddy is an English language given name, usually a hypocorism of Edward or Theodore. It may refer to: People Nickname * Teddy Atlas (born 1956), boxing trainer and fight commentator * Teddy Bourne (born 1948), British Olympic epee fencer * Teddy ...

References

Bibliography

* Liehm, Mira & Liehm, Antonín J. ''The Most Important Art: Eastern European Film After 1945''. University of California Press, 1977.

External links

* 1951 films 1951 drama films East German films 1950s German-language films German drama films Films about fishing Films set in the Baltic Sea Cold War films German black-and-white films 1950s German films {{1950s-Germany-film-stub