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...

Cast & crew

K

Karl Wittlinger

Creator

H

Herbert Ballmann

Director

Mathieu Carrière

Karl Siebrecht

Ursela Monn

Rieke Busch

Rainer Hunold

Karl („Kalli“) Flau

Walter Buschhoff

Vater Busch

Edith Hancke

Fräulein Palude

Günter Strack

Ernst Gollmer

Ulli Philipp

Ilse Gollmer

Karl Michael Vogler

Bodo von Senden

Harald Juhnke

Franz Wagenseil

A

Anita Kupsch

Else Wagenseil

Gert Haucke

Franz Kiesow

Willi Rose

Paul Kürass

Kurt Pratsch-Kaufmann

Werner Beese

Inge Wolffberg

Witwe Bromme

Ulli Kinalzik

Tischendorf

G

Gerd Vespermann

Volker Ziegenbrink

Günter Pfitzmann

Kalubrigkeit

Gerd Duwner

Feistlein

Peter Schiff

Hagedorn

Gunter Berger

Frenz

Seasons

13 episodes

Season 11978 · 13 episodes