
During Napoleon's victorious campaign in Germany, the city of Kolberg gets isolated from the retreating Prussian forces. The population of Kolberg refuses to capitulate and organizes the resistance against the French army, which immediately submits the city to massive bombardments.
Cast

Heinrich George
Nettelbeck

Kristina Söderbaum
Maria

Horst Caspar
Gneisenau

Gustav Diessl
Schill

Paul Wegener
Loucadou

Claus Clausen
König Friedrich Wilhelm III.

Irene von Meyendorff
Königin

Paul Bildt
Rektor

Kurt Meisel
Claus Werner

Franz Schafheitlin
Fanselow

Paul Henckels
Major in Königsberg

Otto Wernicke
Bauer Werner

Jakob Tiedtke
Reeder

Hans Hermann Schaufuß
Zaufke
Herbert Klatt
Bürger

Theo Shall
Gen. Loison

Josef Dahmen
Franz

Werner Scharf
Gen. Teuliè
Charles Schauten
Napoléon Ier
Egon Krenz
Unknown
Crew

Veit Harlan
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Alfred Braun
Screenplay

Wolfgang Schleif
Editor
Bruno Mondi
Director of Photography

Joseph Goebbels
Executive Producer
Erich Zander
Production Design
Karl Machus
Production Design
Hermann Storr
Sound Designer
Norbert Schultze
Original Music Composer
Wilhelm Sperber
Production Manager
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