During Napoleon's victorious campaign in Germany, the city of Kolberg gets isolated from the retreating Prussian forces. The population of Kolberg refuses to capitulate and organizes the resistance against the French army, which immediately submits the city to massive bombardments.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Heinrich GeorgeNettelbeck | Nettelbeck |
 Kristina SöderbaumMaria | Maria |
 Horst CasparGneisenau | Gneisenau |
 Gustav DiesslSchill | Schill |
 Paul WegenerLoucadou | Loucadou |
 Claus ClausenKönig Friedrich Wilhelm III. | König Friedrich Wilhelm III. |
 Irene von MeyendorffKönigin | Königin |
 Paul BildtRektor | Rektor |
 Kurt MeiselClaus Werner | Claus Werner |
 Franz SchafheitlinFanselow | Fanselow |
| PPaul HenckelsMajor in Königsberg | Major in Königsberg |
 Otto WernickeBauer Werner | Bauer Werner |
 Jakob TiedtkeReeder | Reeder |
 Hans Hermann SchaufußZaufke | Zaufke |
| HHerbert KlattBürger | Bürger |
 Theo ShallGen. Loison | Gen. Loison |
 Josef DahmenFranz | Franz |
 Werner ScharfGen. Teuliè | Gen. Teuliè |
| CCharles SchautenNapoléon Ier | Napoléon Ier |
| EEgon KrenzNot listed | Not listed |