The impoverished and homeless orphan girl Anna Barbara sets out in search of the mysterious golden thaler. The rag collector Hans Geiz offers her the promise of it if she toils in his underground kingdom for three years.
Reiner Heise
as Hans Geiz
Antje Straßburger
as Anna Barbara
Dirk Brennemann
as Putzmännchen
Doris Thalmer
as Großmutter
Gerd Ehlers
as Portier
Alfred Struwe
as Geschäftsführer
Andreas Brückner
as Lokführer
Brigitte Krause
as vornehme Dame
Klaus Bamberg
as Betrunkener
