Captain Ebbs is an older, experienced seaman who has, however, only sailed on freighters. While his current old barge, the Martin Luther, has to go into the shipyard for an overhaul, the shipping company gives him command of the elegant cruise ship Julia to temporarily replace a colleague who has fallen ill. The rough Ebbs finds his way into his new job only with difficulty and initially puts his foot in his social mouth.
Heinz Rühmann
Kapitän Wilhelm Ebbs
Johanna Matz
Dr. Claudia Lund
Horst Tappert
Konsul Carstens
Ernst Stankovski
1. Offizier Meier-Pollex
Horst Janson
2. Offizier Jörg Neher
Monika Lundi
Anette Breitenbach
Hans Korte
Zahlmeister Herbert Prittel
Joseph Offenbach
Steward Otto Krümel
Günter Pfitzmann
Chefingenieur Oldenburg
Captain Ebbs is an older, experienced seaman who has, however, only sailed on freighters. While his current old barge, the Martin Luther, has to go into the shipyard for an overhaul, the shipping company gives him command of the elegant cruise ship Julia to temporarily replace a colleague who has fallen ill. The rough Ebbs finds his way into his new job only with difficulty and initially puts his foot in his social mouth.
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