The port of Hamburg has experienced and survived many things: epidemics, fires and floods, wars and destruction - but always also reconstruction. This documentary tells the story of how a small jetty on the Elbe became the global port we know today over the course of eight centuries. It is the story of one of Europe's largest ports, its people and their ideas.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Henning HartmannOtto von Stockhausen | Otto von Stockhausen |
| BBenjamin KrügerBernhard Nocht | Bernhard Nocht |
 Philippe GoosAlbert Ballin | Albert Ballin |
 Melanie AdlerKrankenschwester | Krankenschwester |
| HHeiko BüterArbeitsloser | Arbeitsloser |
| TTim Dominick LeeArbeitsloser | Arbeitsloser |
| EErik RossbanderKaufmann | Kaufmann |
| TTom SemmlerWirad von Boizenburg | Wirad von Boizenburg |
 Mathias Max HerrmannJohannes Dahlmann | Johannes Dahlmann |
| MMartin WinkelmannKonstanty Gutschow | Konstanty Gutschow |
| VVeronika HertleinBadende | Badende |
| BBernd PanzerRatsherr | Ratsherr |
| AArne PrillArbeiter | Arbeiter |
| HHenry SchultzeRatsherr | Ratsherr |