A film about men's friendship and the complications of love: Karl and Peter are close buddies since they were pilots in defense of German cities during ww-ii. Now they are working together in a bomb disarm unit. During a vacation they visit Karl's mother and fiancée Helge in the heath-land. When Helge meets Peter, it's love on first sight. But Karl, who's considering quitting his job and buying a local gas station, fails to notice it. Torn between his feelings for Helge and his friendship to Karl, Peter accepts a dangerous job.
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Rudolf Prack
Peter Gelius, Sprengmeiste
Viktor Staal
Karl Odewig, Sprengmeister
Margot Trooger
Helga, Karls Braut
Fita Benkhoff
Hermine Knauer
Margarete Haagen
Frau Odewig, Karls Mutter
Ilse Steppat
Brigitte
Beppo Brem
Xaver Franz, Leiter der Sprengtruppe
Albert Florath
Bürgermeister Knauer
Willy Schneider
Sänger
Berta Drews
Walter Gross
Reinhard Kolldehoff
Arno Paulsen
Else Reval
Victor Janson
