On a forest road in the Brandenburg March, village teacher Potsch accidentally encounters the distinguished Professor Menzel, who got stuck there in his car. In the conversation that ensues, Menzel and Pötsch quickly discover that they both are great admirers of the early 19th-century writer Max von Schwedenow who was born in the area.
Hermann Beyer
as Ernst Pötsch
Kurt Böwe
as Professor Menzel
Jutta Wachowiak
as Mrs. Pötsch
Dieter Franke
as Fritz
Trude Bechmann
as Grandma Alwine
Eberhard Esche
as Bradtke
Michael Gwisdek
as Dr. Albin
Marylu Poolman
as Mrs. Eggenfels
Simone von Zglinicki
as Mrs. Unverloren
Horst Schulze
as Lepetit
Günter Schubert
as Stämmiger
Jaecki Schwarz
as Officer
