In 1596, the Dutchman Willem Barents sets sail on a long voyage with two ships to find a north-eastern sea route to China for the Amsterdam merchants. Ice masses and storms force the prudent navigator Barents to separate from Rijp, the captain of the second ship, so that he can organize a rescue operation in Holland. Trapped in the polar winter, Barents and his crew hope for help...
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Cast
18 people
Dieter Bellmann
Jost
Also in
Wunschpunsch
In All Friendship
Fred-Arthur Geppert
Willem Barents
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The Banner of Kryvyi Rih
Bankett für Achilles
Georg Solga
van Hemskerk
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Friedhelm Eberle
Rijp
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Reiseziel Erfurt
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Claus Schlag
Jan
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Hans-Joachim Hegewald
Duncker
Known for
Schtonk!
Siegfried Pappelbaum
Evert
Also in
Schatzsucher
Hat Off When You Kiss
Wolfgang Jakob
Carstens
Also in
Wunschpunsch
Der Revolver des Corporals
Werner Godemann
de Veer
Also in
Heisse Ware in Berlin
Plauener Spitzen
Hans Robert Wille
Os
Also in
Alaska - Foxes
Wer seine Frau lieb hat
Fred Kötteritzsch
Hasselaer
Also in
The Green Monster
The Stolen Battle
Käte Koch
Anna
Also in
Jugendweihe
Meschkas Enkel
Rainer Hausdorf Director · Herbert Friedrich Author
First release July 11, 1969 · Produced in XG
Production
Deutscher Fernsehfunk
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XG
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Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · July 11, 1969
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