Top billed cast
Horst DrindaHeinz Engelhard
Christine LaszarChristine Koch
Herwart GrosseArgus
Johannes ArpePaul Jordan
Margret HomeyerOtti Schütz
Traute SenseClaudia Lindner
Werner DisselSilvio O. Schmitt
Jochen ThomasBrigadier Schindler
Manfred Krug1. Lokomotivbauer
Rolf Herricht2. Lokomotivbauer
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