The dreaded slave hunter Abu el Mot attacks the caravan and abducts the travelers, including Kara Ben Nemsi, his faithful companion Hadschi Halef Omar, the quirky scholar Ignaz Pfotenhauer and the English explorer Sir David Lindsay. Kara Ben Nemsi manages to escape with Hadschi Halef. To get help, they set off on a long journey full of impassable adventures...

Viktor Staal
as Kara Ben Nemsi

Georg Thomalla
as Hadschi Halef Omar

Theo Lingen
as Sir David Lindsay

Fernando Sancho
as Prof. Ignaz Pfotenhauer

Mara Cruz
as Senitza

José Guardiola
as Abu el Mot

Rafael Luis Calvo
as Murad Ibrahim

Julio Núñez
as Hamid

Antonio Casas
as Mudir

Ángel Álvarez
as Bimbaschi (uncredited)