Shortly after the beginning of World War 2 a young idealist doctor is employed in a psychiatric hospital, where his notions of proper care for the patients are challenged by staff and the German occupation.

Piotr Dejmek
as Stefan

Jerzy Bińczycki
as Andrzej Nowacki

Henryk Bista
as Kauters

Ewa Dałkowska
as Nosilewska

Gustaw Holoubek
as Zygmunt Sekułowski

Zygmunt Hübner
as Pajączkowski

Ryszard Kotys
as Józef

Klaus Piontek
as SS Officer Thiesdorf

Wojciech Pszoniak
as Marglewski

Zbigniew Zapasiewicz
as Rygier