This story of the miller Florian, who gave all his money to the war against Napoleon, is loosely based on a true story. After the war, Florian's reimbursement is challenged, and he must also pay taxes on his destroyed mill. He resists the tax collectors and takes off to Vienna, where he intends to defend his rights. On the way, he rescues the Duchess of Guastalla from assault. She also wants to go to Vienna, as His Majesty Franz II is trying to contest an heir in her favor. With cunning, luck, and dagger, Florian fights his way through a slew of nobility and their secret police.
Directed by Werner W. Wallroth
Manfred Krug
Hauptmann Florian
Regina Beyer
Duchessa von Guastalla
Rolf Herricht
Amadeus
Gisela Bestehorn
Freifrau von Colloredo
Jutta Klöppel
Fanny Schauendorf
Hans Hardt-Hardtloff
Nepomuk
Rolf Hoppe
Polizeidirektor
Doris Abeßer
Nanderl
