Overview

After the death of his father, the ambitious farmhand Hauke Haien works his way up to become the successor to the old dyke count, whose daughter Elke he marries. He develops plans for the construction of a new dyke to provide better protection against storm surges, but encounters resistance and inertia from the villagers, who superstitiously suspect him of being in league with the devil. As a heavy storm approaches, he chases towards the floods with his white horse...

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Cast

John Phillip Law

Deichgraf Hauke Haien

Anita Ekström

Elke Volkerts

Gert Fröbe

Tede Volkerts, der alte Deichgraf

Dirk Galuba

Großknecht bei Peters

Vera Tschechowa

Vollina Harders

Lina Carstens

Trin Jans

Richard Lauffen

Jewe Manners

Reinhard Kolldehoff

Jess Harders

Werner Hinz

Amtsmann aus Husum

Katharina Mayberg

Ann Grete

Jörg Pleva

Horse Seller

Elmar Gehlen