Overview

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...

Top Cast

D

Dieter Bellmann

Jost

F

Fred-Arthur Geppert

Willem Barents

G

Georg Solga

van Hemskerk

Friedhelm Eberle

Rijp

C

Claus Schlag

Jan

H

Hans-Joachim Hegewald

Duncker

S

Siegfried Pappelbaum

Evert

W

Wolfgang Jakob

Carstens

W

Werner Godemann

de Veer

H

Hans Robert Wille

Os

F

Fred Kötteritzsch

Hasselaer

K

Käte Koch

Anna