In 1948, students from Berlin University take part in the filming of a movie about the 1848 revolution as extras. A dispute arises between Else and Heinz, who tends to dismiss the revolution as a comical affair. Two fiercely opposing camps form at the university. But Heinz begins to reflect, and reading about a young student who lost his life in the turbulent days a hundred years earlier slowly changes his attitude. The conclusion of the filming at the Wartburg also reunites him with Else.
Inge von Wangenheim
Else Weber
Wilhelm Borchert
Heinz Althaus
Viktoria von Ballasko
Betty
Josef Sieber
Architekt Ring
Ann Höling
Lissy Zehnter
Willi Rose
Gustav Knetsch, Nante
Harry Hindemith
Schneegandt
Arnold Marquis
Hinzdorf
Eduard von Winterstein
Vater Althaus
Paul Bildt
Direktor Schöffer