12 Paces without a Head

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12 Paces without a Head (2009)

Directed by Sven Taddicken

Comedy · 1h 48m

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.

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Cast

Crew

Director
Sven Taddicken
Editor
Steffen Kahles, Florian Miosge
Producer
Ralph Schwingel, Uwe Kolbe, Stefan Schubert, Björn Vosgerau

Details

Original title
12 Meter ohne Kopf
Release date
2009-12-10
Runtime
1h 48m
Genres
Comedy
Original language
DE
Spoken languages
German
Countries
Germany
Production
Magnolia Filmproduktion, Warner Bros. Pictures, Wüste Film
Budget
$8,500,000