On a forest road in the Brandenburg March, village teacher Potsch accidentally encounters the distinguished Professor Menzel, who got stuck there in his car. In the conversation that ensues, Menzel and Pötsch quickly discover that they both are great admirers of the early 19th-century writer Max von Schwedenow who was born in the area.

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• Hermann Beyer
• Kurt Böwe
• Jutta Wachowiak
• Dieter Franke
• Trude Bechmann
• Eberhard Esche
• Michael Gwisdek
• Marylu Poolman