Based on the true story of a cobbler who bought a second-hand captain's uniform, assumed command of a troop of guardsmen, declared the town of Köpenick under military law, arrested the mayor and confiscated the town treasury.
as Wilhelm Voigt
as Bürgermeister Dr. Obermüller
as Mathilde Obermüller
as Zuchthausaufseher
as Kassierer Rosenkranz
as Polizeipräsident von Jagow
as Litfaßsäulen-Mann
as Friedrich Hoprecht
as Adolph Wormser
as Hauptmann von Schlettow
as Kalle
as Wachtmeister Kilian
as Marie Hoprecht, Voigts Schwester
as Passkommissar
as Gardegrenadier
as Dr. Jellinek