Ernst Schneller

The movie begins by showing how Schneller takes up the profession of a teacher out of love for the children. When the First World War begins, he becomes a 'volunteer officer' and slowly the political situation begins to shape him. He develops into a revolutionary fighter.

• Rudi KurzDirector
• Rudi KurzWriter

• Horst SchulzeErnst Schneller
• Renate BlumeHilde Schneller
• Martin TrettauRobert Hähnel
• Gerd BlahuschekPaul Günther
• Lutz RiemannOtto Seidler
• Peter MarxMax Strötzel
• Hannes FischerKarl Seifert
• Helmut SchellhardtBruno Hüfler
• Sergey BondarchukGeneral Alexander Simionov Sotow
• Hannjo HasseOberst von Kummer
• Joachim TomaschewskyDr. Baumkötter
• Werner EhrlicherBürgermeister Kroll