Top billed cast
Joachim HansenRolf
Walter RichterJochen Petersen
Peter CarstenKlaus
Heinz EngelmannFörster HarkortRita PaulVera
Rainer BrandtHarms Brockdorf
Gardy GranassSonja
Ludwig LinkmannHeidebewohner
Josef SieberDirk
Rudolf PlatteLemcke
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