On the surface a straightforward tale of the search for a buried treasure, the film is a textbook example of German expressionism, with the passions of the protagonists conveyed as much through symbolism as action.

Albert Steinrück
as Svetocar Badalic, Master Foundryman

Lucie Mannheim
as Beate

Ilka Grüning
as Anna

Werner Krauss
as Svetelenz

Hans Brausewetter
as Arno