12 Paces Without a Head

12 Paces Without a Head (German: Zwölf Meter ohne Kopf) is a 2009 film 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.

Contents

• 12 paces without a head compilation
• Cast
• References

Cast

Ronald Zehrfeld as Klaus Störtebeker

Matthias Schweighöfer as Gottfried Michaelsen

Oliver Bröcker 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 as innkeeper

Simon Gosejohann as Fokko Johannson

Ferris MC as Beule

Achim Reichel as hangman

Kåre Johannessen as lord (credited as "Kore Johannessen")