The Great Nordic War was in full swing, and the Danes and Norwegians had heard with increasing wonder and excitement about a series of victorious and daring feats practiced by a young frigate commander, Captain Lieutenant Peter Wessel. In the film, we meet the handsome naval hero as he sails home to Copenhagen with the frigate "Løvendal's Galley", which is heavily molested after fierce skirmishes with the enemy.
as Peter Wessel
as Kaptajnløjtn. Grev Adrian v. Schulenburg
as Elsebeth, grevens hustru
as Oline Marensdatter
as Ole Kold
as Frederik IV
as Kresten Thøgersen, parykmager
as Madam Thøgersen
as Kristine, Thøgersens datter
as Lars, Thøgersens søn
as Sofiskal Joachim von Conradi
as General-Admiral Gyldenløve
as Over-Admiral von Sehested
as Admiral Judichær
as Atalanta, Judichærs hustru
as Grev Sparre
as Admiral von Møsting
