Director: Wolfgang Staudte
Stars: Werner Peters, Paul Esser, Renate Fischer
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: East Germany
Diederich Heßling is scared of everything and everyone. But as he grows up, he comes to realize that he has to offer his services to the powers-that-be if he wants to wield power himself. His life motto now runs: bow to those at the top and tread on those below.