Based on a fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm: Jakob is a poor farmer′s boy. Because of his timidity that even makes him run away from mice, he is often ridiculed by other people. Even the king is ill-disposed towards him. One day he sends Jakob to the devil to rob him of three golden hairs. This is supposed to be Jakob′s certain death. But naïve Jakob gets going and on his way even promises the oppressed subjects of the king to ask the devil for a way out of their misery.
Hans-Joachim Frank
as Jakob
Dieter Franke
as Teufel
Rolf Ludwig
as König
Katrin Martin
as Prinzessin
Wolfgang Greese
as Steuereintreiber
Hannjo Hasse
as Hofmarschall
Fred Ludwig
as Jagdmeister
Peter Köhncke
as General
Klaus Powollik-Ronay
as Hauptmann
Hans Klering
as Hofkaplan
Harry Merkel
as Schreiber
Hans-Peter Reinecke
as Räuberhauptmann
