In 1812, during the French period, large parts of Germany are occupied by the troops of Napoleon. Several paramilitary Freikorps units battle the French forces, among them the Black Brunswickers led by the 'Black Duke' Frederick William of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. After the War of the Fifth Coalition, the Black Hussars are pursued by Napoleon throughout the country, but frequently take refuge with the noble-minded German people.
Conrad Veidt
as Captain Hansgeorg von Hochberg
Mady Christians
as Marie Luise
Ursula Grabley
as Brigitte
Wolf Albach-Retty
as Leutnant Aribert von Blome
Otto Wallburg
as Le Gouverneur Darmont
Günther Hadank
as Le Capitain Fachon
Gregori Chmara
as Fürst Potovski
Franz Stein
as The Spy at the Inn
Bernhard Goetzke
as Duke Friedrich Wilhelm von Braunschweig
Fritz Greiner
as Corporal of the Pursuit Party
Hubert von Meyerinck
as Darmont's Cook
Ernst Pröckl
as
