Bornholm island in 1880, where quarry worker Johan Jönsson lives a miserable life with his wife and children. He hopes to escape his poverty by winning a lottery ticket. But it doesn't bring him any luck. Instead of spending his little money on a doctor to have his sick child treated, he extends the lottery ticket. The child dies and Johan, plagued by remorse, turns to alcohol. After he has gambled away everything, the lottery ticket brings someone else the main prize. Johan commits suicide, but his son Per has realized that gambling is not the way to change the miserable existence of the workers.
Erwin Geschonneck
as Johan Jönsson
Sonja Sutter
as Frau Jönsson
Lore Frisch
as Wirtsfrau Julie
Harry Hindemith
as
Jochen Thomas
as
Hans Emons
as
Gerhard Lau
as
Gustav Püttjer
as
Albert Garbe
as
Marga Legal
as
Horst Kube
as
Günther Simon
as
