197 minutos
Jürgen Fohrmann works as a hauer underground. In the course of the coal crisis, his mine closes - he loses the work. In this mood, his wife's prosperity thinking gets on his nerves - his marriage threatens to break. The dismissed coal buddy applys, first becomes an auxiliary worker, but then receives a job in an automated operation of the electrical industry and believes to have socially risen through this "clean work". Fohrmann quickly realizes that wearing a "white coat" is only seemingly better than the arduous work in the pit and understands that he can no longer stay out of the work struggles of the buddies.
Günther Simon
Jürgen Fohrmann
Irma Münch
Inge Fohrmann
Lissy Tempelhof
Irene
Helga Göring
Veronika Borowski
Sabine Thalbach
Erika
Kurt Müller-Reitzner
Baumann
Fred Delmare
Jupp
Fritz Schlegel
Willi
Gerd Ehlers
Polenz
Walter Lendrich
Karl Borowski
Madeleine Lierck
Rosi Borowski
Johannes Wieke
Lehnertz
Joe Schorn
Lehnertz
Fred Ludwig
Wilhelm
Willi Schrade
Eugen
Otmar Richter
Franz
Elfriede Florin
Inge's mother
Heinz Hellmich
Works council chairman
Gerd Michael Henneberg
Director Kaiser
Werner Wieland
Dallmann
Heinz Suhr
Jenutschek
Klaus Piontek
Egon
Karin Buchali
BB
Heinz Schröder
Dr. Fechner
Albert Zahn
Otto
Ingolf Gorges
Ortwin
Willi Neuenhahn
Rudi
Werner Röwekamp
Director Krämer
Kurt Schmengler
Canteen manager
Günther Polensen
Kepfert
Wolfgang Thal
Buddy on the wall
Traute Sense
Receptionist
Günter Drescher
Policeman
Hans Flössel
Doctor
Heinz Hupfer
Pastor
Otto Heidemann
Buddy
Karla Kersten
Office workers
Heinz Florian Oertel
Reporter
