Based on a fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm: Jakob is a poor farmer′s boy. Because of his timidity that even makes him run away from mice, he is often ridiculed by other people. Even the king is ill-disposed towards him. One day he sends Jakob to the devil to rob him of three golden hairs. This is supposed to be Jakob′s certain death. But naïve Jakob gets going and on his way even promises the oppressed subjects of the king to ask the devil for a way out of their misery.
Egon Schlegel
Manfred Freitag
Joachim Nestler
Egon Schlegel
Wolfgang Braumann
Hans-Joachim Frank
Jakob
Dieter Franke
Teufel
Rolf Ludwig
König
Katrin Martin
Prinzessin
Wolfgang Greese
Steuereintreiber
Hannjo Hasse
Hofmarschall
Fred Ludwig
Jagdmeister
Peter Köhncke
General
Klaus Powollik-Ronay
Hauptmann
Hans Klering
Hofkaplan
Harry Merkel
Schreiber
Hans-Peter Reinecke
Räuberhauptmann
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