After arriving in 1940 New York, Freddy struggles to find work. His world of refugee acquaintances includes the depressed daughter of a poet/delicatessen owner, an aging surgeon who cannot find work, and a lovable charlatan photographer.

• Thalia-Film
• ZDF
• Gabriel Barylli
• Monica Bleibtreu
• Tilli Breidenbach
• Joachim Kemmer
• Peter Lühr
• Dagmar Schwarz
• Doris Buchrucker
• Johannes Silberschneider