A young shoemaker is arrested for stealing a small amount of money, and is jailed for fifteen years. Upon his release, he wants to get a permit to get a job and start anew, but finds that without a job he can't get a permit, and without a permit he can't get a job. Ensnared in the absurd net of Prussian bureaucracy, he can't see any way out. That is, until he enters a thrift shop and spots a Prussian officer's uniform that fits him like a second skin...
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| Writing | Carl Zuckmayer | Theatre Play |
| Editing | Klaus Dudenhöfer | Editor |
| Directing | Helmut Käutner | Director |
| Writing | Carl Zuckmayer | Screenplay |
| Writing | Helmut Käutner | Screenplay |
| Production | Gyula Trebitsch | Producer |
| Sound | Bernhard Eichhorn | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Albert Benitz | Director of Photography |
