Hans the farmer is drawn into war as a soldier. Returning from the front, having been defrauded of his pay by his own king, he makes his way home. On his trip, he encounters a witch who asks him to fetch the light from a spring. He keeps it when the witch tries to deceive him and he discovers her foul magic. When the light is ignited, a little man appears who must serve the owner of the light, but it only has power if the owner has faith in himself. His courage bolstered, Hans goes to the king once more to demand his wages be paid.
Iris Gusner
Director
Jürgen Lenz
Director of Photography
Iris Gusner
Writer
Dieter Scharfenberg
Writer
Viktor Semyonov
Hans
Blanche Kommerell
Anne
Katharina Thalbach
Prinzessin
Fred Delmare
Männlein
Helmut Straßburger
König
Marylu Poolman
Hexe
Christa Löser
Kammerfrau
Jaecki Schwarz
Knut
Günter Schubert
Carl Heinz Choynski
Kurt Radeke
Pedro Hebenstreit
