He freed the slaves in 1848. He spoke out against the king and the government. He loved his wives equally. He was colorful, he was autocratic, he was Denmark's last governor-general of the West Indies, his name was Peter von Scholten. The film about him is a magnificent story of greatness, power, and stubbornness on the one hand, and of love, loyalty, and melancholy on the other. It is a colorful gallery of characters that depicts the times, the Dane in a foreign land—and the black man in relief to the white.

Ole Ernst
Peter von Scholten

Karen-Lise Mynster
Anna von Scholten
Anna Adair
Datteren

Jesper Langberg
Frederik von Scholten

Henning Moritzen
Kong Christian VIII

Birgitte Federspiel
Dronning Caroline Amalie

Etta Cameron

Preben Kristensen

Bodil Udsen

Hans-Henrik Krause

Søren Pilmark
Dale Smith

Olaf Ussing

Preben Neergaard

Torben Jensen