"Alexander Bessel is a young man in a failing marriage. His wife cheats on him, and so the outbreak of WW1 comes in handy for a change. When young French soldier dies right in front of him Bessel seize the opportunity assuming his identity."
Jakob Tiedtke
as Fabrikant Julius Bessel
Sophie Pagay
as Frau Bessel
Hans Stüwe
as Alexander
Gertrud Eysoldt
as Frau Pelagie Trouille
Kurt Gerron
as Georgakopoulos
Angelo Ferrari
as Pedro de Ferrante
Rosa Valetti
as
Sig Arno
as Chevallier
Hermann Picha
as Buchhändler
Otto Wallburg
as Sergeant
Lydia Potechina
as Frau Simonitsch
Franz Seemann
Art Direction
Georg C. Klaren
Writer
Herbert Juttke
Ludwig Wolff
Novel
Richard Oswald
Producer
Director
Axel Graatkjær
Director of Photography