Lorenz Ferleitner has worked his way up from a poor but gifted farm boy to a recognized master builder. When a new cathedral is to be built, he is given the honor of carrying out the task. He would like to commission the unknown young painter Fritz Rasmussen to decorate the dome. The director of the art academy, Professor Marquardt, however, wants to employ his untalented nephew for the painting work. A bitter conflict unfolds.
Emil Jannings
as Lorenz Ferleitner
Kurt Vespermann
as Fritz Rasmussen
Frida Richard
as Frau Rasmussen
Margarete Schön
as Charlotte Rasmussen
Albert Patry
as Dr. Sellnitz
Wilhelm Diegelmann
as Burghaber
Hermann Böttcher
as Prof. Marquard
Max Pohl
as Goldner
Karl Rückert
as General von Schönherr
Hanna Ralph
as
