After the end of World War II Lüder Lüdersen, the former owner of a feudal estate in the East, and his daughter Helga arrive as refugees in the Lüneburg Heath. While living a seemingly happy life on the estate of his cousin, Lüdersen hides a dark secret: he is a poacher.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Sonja ZiemannHelga | Helga |
 Rudolf PrackWalter Rainer - Förster | Walter Rainer - Förster |
 Maria HolstNora von Burkwitz | Nora von Burkwitz |
 Willy FritschAmtsrichter | Amtsrichter |
 Hans StüweLüder Lüdersen | Lüder Lüdersen |
 Otto GebührGottfried Lüdersen | Gottfried Lüdersen |
 Margarete HaagenFrau Lüdersen | Frau Lüdersen |
 Hans RichterHannes | Hannes |
 Ludwig SchmitzTünnes | Tünnes |
| KKurt ReimannNachtigall | Nachtigall |
 Oskar SimaZirkusdirektor | Zirkusdirektor |
 Kurt Pratsch-KaufmannLehrer | Lehrer |
| HHerbert WeißbachEin Schlesier | Ein Schlesier |
| EElse RevalFrau Zirkusdirektor | Frau Zirkusdirektor |
 Josef SieberNot listed | Not listed |
| KKarl FinkenzellerNot listed | Not listed |
 Ernst WaldowNot listed | Not listed |
| RRolf WeihNot listed | Not listed |
 Franz-Otto KrügerNot listed | Not listed |
 Franz SchafheitlinNot listed | Not listed |