Inspired by the German folktale, Wilhelm, a file clerk, falls in love with a huntsman's daughter. In order to marry, Wilhelm must prove his worth as a hunter and gain her father's approval. Naive and desperate, he makes a deal with a devil named Pegleg.
Junger Kuno / Vogel / Irrenarzt / Skelett
Kuno, Erbförster
Brautjungfer / Stelzfuß' Double
Wilhelms Onkel / Herzog
Zeuge / Vogel / Irrenarzt / Wilhelms Double / Skelett
Vogel / Bote / Löffelweib
Stelzfuß
Robert, Jägerbursche / Mann auf dem Hirsch / Georg Schmid
Bertram, Förster
Anne, seine Frau
Kätchen, seine Tochter
Wilhelm, Schreiber
