
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