Overview

This story of the miller Florian, who gave all his money to the war against Napoleon, is loosely based on a true story. After the war, Florian's reimbursement is challenged, and he must also pay taxes on his destroyed mill. He resists the tax collectors and takes off to Vienna, where he intends to defend his rights. On the way, he rescues the Duchess of Guastalla from assault. She also wants to go to Vienna, as His Majesty Franz II is trying to contest an heir in her favor. With cunning, luck, and dagger, Florian fights his way through a slew of nobility and their secret police.

Genres

Cast

Manfred Krug

Hauptmann Florian

Regina Beyer

Duchessa von Guastalla

Rolf Herricht

Amadeus

Gisela Bestehorn

Freifrau von Colloredo

Jutta Klöppel

Fanny Schauendorf

Hans Hardt-Hardtloff

Nepomuk

Rolf Hoppe

Polizeidirektor

Doris Abeßer

Nanderl

Werner Lierck

Adjutant

Herbert Köfer

Medicus

Carmen-Maja Antoni

Gehilfin des Medicus

Karl Heinz Oppel