After WWII, Berlin lies in ruins. For Gustav, Willi and their friends the rubble provides an adventurous, dangerous playground. Especially for Gustav, it helps pass the time, as he longs for his father's return from a POW camp. One day a stranger arrives, looking helpless and hopeless.
Gerhard Lamprecht
Director
Charles Brauer
Gustav Iller
Hans Trinkaus
Willi Schelp
Harry Hindemith
Paul Iller
Hedda Sarnow
Grete Iller
Walter Bluhm
Karl "Kalle" Roper
Hans Leibelt
Herr Eckmann, artist
Paul Bildt
Birke
Magdalene von Nußbaum
Frau Schelp
Siegfried Utecht
Kapitän
Fritz Rasp
Waldemar Hunke
Lotte Loebinger
Frau Steidel
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