King Frederick II and his leading advisors hesitate too long in the eyes of some officers, so Major von Schill decides to strike out on his own. He hoped that his brave move would be the catalyst for the great war of liberation. But von Schill's troops were soon defeated by a superior force of Dutch-Danish troops. The king takes a public stand against von Schill's actions and eleven of his officers are shot by summary execution on Napoleon's orders. However, one of them, Lieutenant Heinrich von Wedell, escapes death and is sentenced to forced labor for life. When Wedell's brother Karl, who opposed von Schill's unauthorized actions, learns of Heinrich's fate, he decides to help him in a risky way...
Directed by Hans Schweikart
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Willy Birgel
Major Karl von Wedell
Karin Hardt
Christine von Krusemarck
Rudolf Fernau
Graf Kerski
Paul Dahlke
Rappel, Bursche
Alexander Golling
Marschall Davout
Carl Wery
General von York
Peter Martin Urtel
Leutnant Heinrich von Wedell
Maria Nicklisch
Henriette Kerski
Rolf Weih
Legationsrat von Bredow
Herbert Hübner
Oberst Dupont
Otto Treßler
Gesandter von Krusemarck
Günther Hadank
Major von Muthesius
Paul Wagner
Major von Bülow
Friedrich Ulmer
Major von Brockdorff
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