Too many ads or having playback issues? Try switching to another server using the buttons below the player.

The major flood disaster on February 17, 1962 hit Hamburg completely unprepared. It left 315 dead and 10,000 people homeless. Almost a fifth of Hamburg's urban area was under water. In times of need, the people of Hamburg followed their young police and interior senator Helmut Schmidt, who later became Chancellor, who gained respect nationwide in those days.
Directed by Raymond Ley

Ulrich Tukur
Helmut Schmidt

Christiane Paul
Gerda Brandt

Florian Lukas
Horst Sahm

Jan Peter Heyne
Bernhard Brandt

Arndt Schwering-Sohnrey
Heinrich Brandt

Ina Holst
Frau Piechowiak

Stefan Mehren
ASB Notarzt

Jacob Weigert
Helmut Schöttner

Rolf Bach
Bäckergeselle

Michael Benthin
Nachbar

Kai Hufnagel
Staatssekretär

Hannah Ley
Anita Sahm