This story of the miller Florian, who gave all his money to the war against Napoleon, is loosely based on a true story. After the war, Florian's reimbursement is challenged, and he must also pay taxes on his destroyed mill. He resists the tax collectors and takes off to Vienna, where he intends to defend his rights. On the way, he rescues the Duchess of Guastalla from assault. She also wants to go to Vienna, as His Majesty Franz II is trying to contest an heir in her favor. With cunning, luck, and dagger, Florian fights his way through a slew of nobility and their secret police.
Manfred Krug
as Hauptmann Florian
Regina Beyer
as Duchessa von Guastalla
Rolf Herricht
as Amadeus
Gisela Bestehorn
as Freifrau von Colloredo
Jutta Klöppel
as Fanny Schauendorf
Hans Hardt-Hardtloff
as Nepomuk
Rolf Hoppe
as Polizeidirektor
Doris Abeßer
as Nanderl
Werner Lierck
as Adjutant
Wolf Sabo
as Fürstenkanzler
Herbert Köfer
as Medicus
Carmen-Maja Antoni
as Gehilfin des Medicus
