
In 1909, Karl Siebrecht, who has just become an orphan, arrives in Berlin. The 16-year-old is eager to conquer the city for himself in just a few weeks. On the train ride there, he meets Rieke Busch, a girl from the working-class district of Wedding. She accompanies Karl from then on. But he soon realizes that he will have to start at the bottom. His path is characterized by small successes and setbacks. Only later does he make his breakthrough by founding a luggage transportation company. But once again, his success was short-lived as his business partner booted him out. Karl Siebrecht is faced with the ruins of his company. But he does not give up, finds new ways and seems to have achieved another breakthrough. But then the First World War breaks out...

as Karl Siebrecht

as Rieke Busch

as Karl („Kalli“) Flau

as Vater Busch

as Fräulein Palude

as Ernst Gollmer

as Ilse Gollmer

as Bodo von Senden

as Franz Wagenseil

as Else Wagenseil

as Franz Kiesow

as Paul Kürass

as Werner Beese

as Witwe Bromme

as Tischendorf

as Volker Ziegenbrink

as Kalubrigkeit

as Feistlein

as Hagedorn

as Frenz

as Felten