Overview

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...

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Cast

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

Herbert Hübner

Oberst Dupont

Friedrich Ulmer

Major von Brockdorff

Charles Willy Kayser

Premierleutnant von Hasse

Hans Meyer-Hanno

Unteroffizier Jeschke

Hans Paetsch

Leutnant von Flemming