Ein Mann will nach oben
26/03/1978
In 1909, Karl Siebrecht, who has just become an orphan, arrives in Berlin. The 16-year-old is eager to conquer the city for himself in just a few weeks. On the train ride there, he meets Rieke Busch, a girl from the working-class district of Wedding. She accompanies Karl from then on. But he soon realizes that he will have to start at the bottom. His path is characterized by small successes and setbacks. Only later does he make his breakthrough by founding a luggage transportation company. But once again, his success was short-lived as his business partner booted him out. Karl Siebrecht is faced with the ruins of his company. But he does not give up, finds new ways and seems to have achieved another breakthrough. But then the First World War breaks out...
TV Show Information
Mathieu Carrière
as Karl Siebrecht
Ursela Monn
as Rieke Busch
Rainer Hunold
as Karl („Kalli“) Flau
Walter Buschhoff
as Vater Busch
Edith Hancke
as Fräulein Palude
Günter Strack
as Ernst Gollmer
Ulli Philipp
as Ilse Gollmer
Karl Michael Vogler
as Bodo von Senden
Harald Juhnke
as Franz Wagenseil
Anita Kupsch
as Else Wagenseil
Gert Haucke
as Franz Kiesow
Willi Rose
as Paul Kürass
Kurt Pratsch-Kaufmann
as Werner Beese
Inge Wolffberg
as Witwe Bromme
Ulli Kinalzik
as Tischendorf
Gerd Vespermann
as Volker Ziegenbrink
Günter Pfitzmann
as Kalubrigkeit
Gerd Duwner
as Feistlein
Peter Schiff
as Hagedorn
Gunter Berger
as Frenz
Rudolf Schündler
as Felten
