12 Paces Without a Head

2009 film 12 Meter ohne Kopf culture October 2011 December 2019 12 Paces Without a Head 12PacesWithoutAHead2009Poster.jpg German theatrical release poster Sven Taddicken de Stefan Schubert Björn Vosgerau Ralph Schwingel Uwe Kolbe Matthias Pacht Ronald Zehrfeld Matthias Schweighöfer Christoph Blaser Steffen Kahles Daniela Knapp Andreas Wodraschke Alexander Dittner Florian Miosge Wüste FilmWarner Bros. Film Productions GermanyMagnolia Filmproduktion Warner Bros. Pictures 2009 7 11 Munich Film Festival 2009 12 10 Germany y 103 minutes Germany German 12 Paces Without a Head (de Zwölf Meter ohne Kopf) is a 2009 film directed by Sven Taddicken. Set in the North Sea in 1401, the film centers on the German folk hero Klaus Störtebeker, who was a pirate at the time. The title comes from a legend which asserts that when he was captured by the Hanseatic League, he struck a deal with his captors that every one of his men whom he could walk past after being decapitated, would be let go. Störtebeker's body allegedly managed to make twelve paces before collapsing. Cast Ronald Zehrfeld as Klaus Störtebeker Matthias Schweighöfer as Gottfried Michaelsen Oliver Bröcker de as Lupe Hinnerk Schönemann as Keule Jacob Matschenz as Nolle Franziska Wulf as Bille Jana Pallaske as Okka Devid Striesow as Simon of Utrecht Alexander Scheer as Herman Lange Milan Peschel as Nicolaus Schocke Detlev Buck as arms dealer Peter Kurth as Keno tom Brok Matthias Klimsa de as innkeeper Simon Gosejohann as Fokko Johannson Ferris MC as Beule Achim Reichel as hangman Kåre Johannessen as lord (credited as "Kore Johannessen") See also List of historical drama films External links 1259615 12 Paces Without a Head Category:2009 films Category:2009 adventure comedy films Category:2009 buddy comedy films Category:Comedy films based on actual events Category:Films set in Germany Category:Films set in the 15th-century Holy Roman Empire Category:Films set in the 1400s Category:2009 German-language films Category:German adventure comedy films Category:Pirate films Category:German historical adventure films Category:2000s historical comedy films Category:German historical comedy films Category:2009 German films Category:Warner Bros. films Category:German-language adventure comedy films