In 1807 Prussia, Napoleon supporter Baron von Schranden forces his maid Regine to lead the French enemy across “Cat’s Bridge”, up behind a corps of Prussian volunteers who the French then decimate. In retaliation for this betrayal, the people of Schranden set the lord’s castle on fire. When the baron’s son Boleslav returns to the village a Prussian war hero in 1813, he is faced with a self-righteous village community that has denied his late father a decent burial. Regine is Boleslav’s only ally, and Boleslav is Regine’s only ally. The conflict escalates, and the villagers set up an ambush for him at Cat’s Bridge …
as Regine - Hackelbergs Tochter
as Boreslav - Baron von Schrandens Sohn
as Pfarrer Götz
as Helene, seine Tochter
as Hackelberg - Sargtischler
as Merkel - Ortsschulze
as Felix, sein Sohn
as Eberhard - Baron von Schranden
as Landrat von Krotkeim
as Engelbert
