In 1920, Michael, the son of a German laboring man, decides to travel to Russia. As "red horseman" he wants to support the socialist revolution and fight for the welfare of the working class. The journey towards the east turns out to be both a big adventure and a severe ethical test for the young man. He has to escape the German Armed Forces and ends up at a traveling circus where he falls in love with Fanny, a dressage rider. He overcomes the temptation to stay with her at the circus and - after briefly joining a gang of teenage thieves - he eventually boards a ship heading east. Aboard the ship he finds out that the seamen are transporting weapons for the hostile members of the White Army.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Burkhard MannNot listed | Not listed |
| GGerhard LauNot listed | Not listed |
| KKlaus PönitzNot listed | Not listed |
| RRegina Popig-HeegerNot listed | Not listed |
| RRalph BorgwardtNot listed | Not listed |
 Marianne WünscherNot listed | Not listed |
 Helmut SchreiberNot listed | Not listed |
| HHorst ZiethenNot listed | Not listed |
 Juliane KorénNot listed | Not listed |
 Holger MahlichNot listed | Not listed |
 Nico TuroffKapitän Fauchelevent | Kapitän Fauchelevent |
| SSiegfried KellermannNot listed | Not listed |
 Ulrich VoßNot listed | Not listed |
| GGerd MicheelNot listed | Not listed |
| ZZygmunt MierzwiakNot listed | Not listed |
 Vera OelschlegelNot listed | Not listed |
| FFritz MarquardtNot listed | Not listed |