Even when it was produced more than 45 years ago, this was a more than old-fashioned film. But a wonderfully old-fashioned film. Honest workers refloat stranded ships on the Elbe by shoveling coal sweaty and dirty and working their backs tight on the paddle steamer 'Jenissei'. In doing so, they eliminate problems that the bureaucrats in white shirts cannot solve. A bit of nostalgia, a strong captain's wife (Caramba!), some river romance. I was entertained.
