German biopic starring Tilo Prückner as Albrecht Berblinger, the tailor who became famous for building a flying contraption. Born in 1770 in Ulm to a poor family, Berblinger later became an orphan and was pressured into becoming a tailor despite having a mechanical mind. He began to put all his efforts into inventing a working flying machine, encountering many obstacles but never giving up his dream.

German filmmaker Edgar Reitz directs this 1960s tragic drama. When the attractive and beguiling Elisabeth (Heidi Stroh) falls pregnant, her boyfriend, medical student Rolf (Georg Hauke), gives up his future career to wed her. As their family grows, Rolf becomes increasingly depressed and contemplates suicide.