Overview
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.
Cast
- Horst Schulze as Ernst Schneller
- Renate Blume as Hilde Schneller
- Martin Trettau as Robert Hähnel
- Gerd Blahuschek as Paul Günther
- Lutz Riemann as Otto Seidler
- Peter Marx as Max Strötzel
- Hannes Fischer as Karl Seifert
- Helmut Schellhardt as Bruno Hüfler
- Sergey Bondarchuk as General Alexander Simionov Sotow
- Hannjo Hasse as Oberst von Kummer