Seventeen-year-old Martina has a paralyzing fear of heights, which prevents her from fulfilling her father’s wish that they perform a tightrope act together. As she is quite taken with the black panthers in the circus, as well as their trainer Dittrich, she decides to be an animal trainer instead.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Angelika WallerMartina Carvelli | Martina Carvelli |
 Christine LaszarChristina | Christina |
 Hannjo HasseLeon Carvelli | Leon Carvelli |
 Helmut SchreiberDompteur Dittrich | Dompteur Dittrich |
 Horst KubeRaubtierpfleger Paul | Raubtierpfleger Paul |
 Gerd EhlersZirkusdirektor | Zirkusdirektor |
 Ivan MalréSpielleiter Alfons | Spielleiter Alfons |
 Horst JonischkanPeter Bosanzo | Peter Bosanzo |
 Werner DisselDressurreiter Alois Feldmann | Dressurreiter Alois Feldmann |
 Günter JunghansWerner Weber | Werner Weber |
 Otmar RichterNot listed | Not listed |
 Willi SchradeNot listed | Not listed |
| GGisbert-Peter TerhorstNot listed | Not listed |