The reporter Peter Zabel stumbles upon the sinking of the luxury yacht Orplid in Hamburg on August 14, 1949. The ship went down with a wedding party run by artists on a pleasure trip from Hamburg to Scotland . In spite of good weather and no technical problems. Out of personal curiosity, Zabel starts researching. Could the sinking of Orplid have political reasons? A German political thriller and film noir inspired by Carol Reed's "The Third Man".

Credits

Helmut KäutnerDirector

Horst CasparReporter Peter Zabel

Bettina MoissiLeata

O.E. HasseChefredakteur Dr. Mannheim

Hans LeibeltCheflektor Kurt E. Beckmann