In 1596, the Dutchman Willem Barents sets sail on a long voyage with two ships to find a north-eastern sea route to China for the Amsterdam merchants. Ice masses and storms force the prudent navigator Barents to separate from Rijp, the captain of the second ship, so that he can organize a rescue operation in Holland. Trapped in the polar winter, Barents and his crew hope for help...
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| DDieter BellmannJost | Jost |
| FFred-Arthur GeppertWillem Barents | Willem Barents |
| GGeorg Solgavan Hemskerk | van Hemskerk |
 Friedhelm EberleRijp | Rijp |
| CClaus SchlagJan | Jan |
| HHans-Joachim HegewaldDuncker | Duncker |
| SSiegfried PappelbaumEvert | Evert |
| WWolfgang JakobCarstens | Carstens |
| WWerner Godemannde Veer | de Veer |
| HHans Robert WilleOs | Os |
| FFred KötteritzschHasselaer | Hasselaer |
| KKäte KochAnna | Anna |
 Astrid BlessGertrud | Gertrud |
| AAnnemarie CollinMaria | Maria |
| WWolfgang DeschWirt | Wirt |
| EEberhard StraussNot listed | Not listed |
| HHeino WoltersNot listed | Not listed |
| WWerner TronjeckNot listed | Not listed |