The name of car manufacturer Carl F. W. Borgward is still synonymous with the West German Wirtschaftswunder. For hundreds of thousands the "Isabella" from Borgward is the first car after the war while Borgward secures thousands of jobs in Bremen. But in 1961, the company of the passionate constructor goes surprisingly broke.
Thomas Thieme
as Carl F. W. Borgward
Barbara Philipp
as Elisabeth Borgward
Jürgen Heinrich
as Wilhelm Kaisen
August Zirner
as Wilhelm Nolting-Hauff
André Mann
as Karl Eggers
Bruno Eyron
as Dr. Johannes Semler
Nina-Friederike Gnädig
as Freifrau von der Tann
Anna-Lena Schwing
as Monica Borgward
Robin Sondermann
as Peter Zech
Lara Mandoki
as Betty Zech
Sven Walser
as Heinrich Gieschen
Jens Schäfer
as Otto Carstens
