A wild story set in eighteenth-century Prussia. Alexander can do everything that a real devil of a fellow must be able to do: ride, shoot, love and devise clever plots. As a result, he is able to climb the ladder from herder to chamber master, where he makes a fool of the feudal lords.
| Directing | Ralf Kirsten | Director |
| Writing | Ulrich Plenzdorf | Writer |
| Sound | André Asriel | Music |
| Editing | Christel Röhl | Editor |
| Writing | Ralf Kirsten | Writer |
| Writing | Manfred Krug | Writer |
| Crew | Hans Heinrich | Cinematography |
| Writing | Joachim Kupsch | Novel |
| Art | Hans Poppe | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ingeborg Wilfert | Costume Design |
| Production | Werner Liebscher | Producer |
| Production | Otto Ziesenitz | Production Manager |