Otto Scheidel (Manfred Krug) has been captain of the Elbe steamer Jenissei for over twenty years, but his ship, the last of its kind, is going to be converted into a floating restaurant. Otto, whose his strong attachment to the ship has already cost him his relationship with his girlfriend Caramba (Renate Krößner), refuses to take another job and instead joins a railway construction brigade.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Manfred KrugOtto Scheidel | Otto Scheidel |
 Renate KrößnerCaramba | Caramba |
 Bolesław PłotnickiJule | Jule |
 Arnim MühlstädtMilitz | Militz |
 Jürgen HeinrichLanger | Langer |
 Thomas NeumannHeiner | Heiner |
 Fred DelmareKoch | Koch |
| CChristoph EngelBLG-Vorsitzender | BLG-Vorsitzender |
 Regine HeintzeBlondine | Blondine |
 Hilmar BaumannBetriebsstellenleiter | Betriebsstellenleiter |
 Brigitte BeierCarambas Freundin | Carambas Freundin |
| BBert BrunnNot listed | Not listed |
| CCharlotte LippoldNot listed | Not listed |
| RRose BeckerNot listed | Not listed |
 Carl Heinz ChoynskiNot listed | Not listed |
| HHans J. FinkeNot listed | Not listed |
| VVictor KeuneNot listed | Not listed |
| TThea Schmidt-KeuneNot listed | Not listed |
| NNorbert SchwarzNot listed | Not listed |
| RRoland KuchenbuchNot listed | Not listed |
| HHans KnötzschNot listed | Not listed |
| JJörg KnochéeNot listed | Not listed |
 Joachim TomaschewskyNot listed | Not listed |
 Angelika PerdelwitzNot listed | Not listed |
 Peter HladikHausbewohner | Hausbewohner |