The story of a young, idealistic doctor and his on-the-job training as a rookie surgeon. Dr. Heiner Sommer moves to a small town in the GDR where he will complete his training under the senior physician, also named Dr. Sommer.

Werner Tietze
as Dr. med. Sommer II

Juliane Korén
as Emmylie

Martin Flörchinger
as Prof. Hagedorn

Wolfgang Greese
as Oberarzt Dr. Sommer

Margret Allner
as Schwester Helga

Karin Gregorek
as Schwester Gerda

Marianne Wünscher
as Frau Buntschuh

Jutta Hoffmann
as Gunkel

Gert Gütschow
as Seifert

Peter Aust
as Franke