On a forest road in the Brandenburg March, village teacher Potsch accidentally encounters the distinguished Professor Menzel, who got stuck there in his car. In the conversation that ensues, Menzel and Pötsch quickly discover that they both are great admirers of the early 19th-century writer Max von Schwedenow who was born in the area.
as Ernst Pötsch
as Professor Menzel
as Mrs. Pötsch
as Fritz
as Grandma Alwine
as Bradtke
as Dr. Albin
as Mrs. Eggenfels
as Mrs. Unverloren
as Lepetit
as Stämmiger
as Officer
as Mrs. Menzel
as Minister Fritz
as Mrs. Spießbauch
as Erschöpfter
