Germany, end of the 1950s. After his business partner Kleinschmidt fled to the West, Mr. Reichert managed the company they had once founded together in East Germany alone. The company's export hit is a new type of synthetic fiber. But now the West German company, where Kleinschmidt now works, wants to cancel all orders. Kleinschmidt fears that this could be a welcome opportunity for the East German authorities to order the compulsory expropriation of his company. He wants to save the order on a trip to the West. The reunion with his old friend Kleinschmidt is overshadowed by existential fears.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Werner PetersKleinschmidt | Kleinschmidt |
 Siegfried LowitzReichert | Reichert |
 Olga von TogniBerta Kleinschmidt | Berta Kleinschmidt |
 Willy SemmelroggeMalkowski | Malkowski |
 Walter RichterKuhnert | Kuhnert |
 Uwe FriedrichsenErich | Erich |
| PPaula DenkMargot Reichert | Margot Reichert |
| WWalter ThurauWernicke | Wernicke |
| MMila KoppFrau Kuhnert | Frau Kuhnert |
| MMax MairichFunktionär | Funktionär |
| HHans Dieter ZeidlerNot listed | Not listed |
 Herbert HübnerNot listed | Not listed |
| WWolfgang WendtNot listed | Not listed |
| LLudwig AnschützNot listed | Not listed |
 Otto SternNot listed | Not listed |
| IIngrid FernholtNot listed | Not listed |
| MMaria WiekeNot listed | Not listed |
 Wolfgang SchwalmNot listed | Not listed |
| LLieselotte WaltherNot listed | Not listed |
| WWaltraud NitzoldiNot listed | Not listed |
| AAdolf WillNot listed | Not listed |
| HHans HanusNot listed | Not listed |
| JJosef FriesNot listed | Not listed |
| AAriane StoppNot listed | Not listed |
| RRosi SchmidtNot listed | Not listed |