The young mechanic Borge Rasmussen works in Salling Harbour and lives with the slightly older Marinus Frederiksen, who chairs the city's port workers. Marinus sees in Borge, who has lost his parents, his only friend and is easily influenced by his extremist views.
Poul Reichhardt
Fagforeningsformanden Marinus
Kjeld Petersen
Partiformand Werner Schultz
Henrik Wiehe
Børge Rasmussen
Asbjørn Andersen
Dr. med. Hans Kerner
Vera Gebuhr
Charlotte Kerner
Poul Müller
Sømanden Otto
Johannes Meyer
Redaktøren på Sallinghavn Amtsavis
Karen Lykkehus
Elvis mor, Dagny
Jakob Nielsen
Lodsen Anthon Olsen
Jørn Jeppesen
Børges mester, Auto-Søren
Lauritz Olsen
Tjener Frandsen
Ib Schønberg
Kriminalassistent Iversen
