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Odyssey of Heroes
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Berengar Pfahl Director
- 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 Cast
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