---
title: '12 Paces Without a Head (2009)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Sven Taddicken'
released: '2009-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 103
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Adventure'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/12-paces-without-a-head-2009'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1259615/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# 12 Paces Without a Head (2009)

2009 · 103 min · Comedy, Adventure · Germany

Original title: 12 Meter ohne Kopf

## Synopsis

12 Paces Without a Head 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Sven Taddicken](https://cinepixo.com/people/sven-taddicken)
- **Screenplay:** [Matthias Pacht](https://cinepixo.com/people/matthias-pacht)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Christoph Blaser](https://cinepixo.com/people/christoph-blaser)
- **Producer:** [Stefan Schubert](https://cinepixo.com/people/stefan-schubert), [Björn Vosgerau](https://cinepixo.com/people/bjorn-vosgerau)
- **Director of Photography:** [Daniela Knapp](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniela-knapp)
- **Editor:** [Andreas Wodraschke](https://cinepixo.com/people/andreas-wodraschke)

## Cast

- [Matthias Klimsa](https://cinepixo.com/people/matthias-klimsa) as innkeeper
- [Milan Peschel](https://cinepixo.com/people/milan-peschel) as Nicolaus Schocke
- [Godehard Giese](https://cinepixo.com/people/godehard-giese)
- [Jacob Matschenz](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacob-matschenz) as Nolle
- [Tilo Werner](https://cinepixo.com/people/tilo-werner)
- [Devid Striesow](https://cinepixo.com/people/devid-striesow) as Simon of Utrecht
- [Franziska Wulf](https://cinepixo.com/people/franziska-wulf) as Bille
- [Detlev Buck](https://cinepixo.com/people/detlev-buck) as arms dealer
- [Simon Gosejohann](https://cinepixo.com/people/simon-gosejohann) as Fokko Johannson
- [Alexander Scheer](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexander-scheer) as Herman Lange
- [Dietrich Brüggemann](https://cinepixo.com/people/dietrich-bruggemann)
- [Ferris MC](https://cinepixo.com/people/ferris-mc) as Beule
- [Hinnerk Schönemann](https://cinepixo.com/people/hinnerk-schonemann) as Keule
- [Junis Marlon](https://cinepixo.com/people/junis-marlon)
- [Achim Reichel](https://cinepixo.com/people/achim-reichel) as hangman

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/12-paces-without-a-head-2009
Film facts: Wikidata (Q175017); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.