When Death wants to bring the plague to Württemberg in 1349, he has not reckoned with the two guard soldiers Volckel and Utz, who engage him in a heated argument about plague ordinances and entry regulations.
Benedikt Paulun
as Volckel
Gunther Nickles
as Utz
Robert Cecil Beerbohm
as Death
Alexander Peskador
as Castellan (uncredited)
