Friedrich Wilhelm Georg Platow worked for the railways his entire working life. He took up service at the small station of Luege 34 years ago. Now, the line is to be electrified and Platow, who cannot cope with the new technology, has to work on a secondary local line. Georg, his son, a railway worker as well, is to attend a training course, but Georg refuses to go. Then his father comes to a surprising and highly unusual decision. He pretends to be Georg Platow, making himself twenty years younger than he really is and registers for the course.
Fritz Marquardt
as Platow
Rolf Hoppe
as Dr.Hoppe
Barbara Adolph
as Rennmarks Sekretärin
Fred Delmare
as Platows Vater
Winfried Glatzeder
as Clown
Trude Bechmann
as alte Frau
Hermann Beyer
as Zolle
Gisela Hess
as Malvine
Jürgen Holtz
as Dieter Schildt
Carmen-Maja Antoni
as Kellnerin
Hilmar Baumann
as Friedrich Wilhelm Georg Platow (jung)
Margit Bendokat
as Mädchen mit Tasse
