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...
as Major Karl von Wedell
as Christine von Krusemarck
as Graf Kerski
as Rappel, Bursche
as Marschall Davout
as General von York
as Leutnant Heinrich von Wedell
as Henriette Kerski
as Legationsrat von Bredow
as Oberst Dupont
as Gesandter von Krusemarck
as Major von Muthesius
as Major von Bülow
as Major von Brockdorff
as Premierleutnant von Hasse
as Unteroffizier Jeschke
