Paris, 1888. With the help of forensic medicine, a sensational criminal case is uncovered. The chief of the Paris Sûreté, Inspector Goron, with the help of Lyon University Professor Lacassagne, is able to solve a capital crime that seemed unsolvable according to the methods of forensic science at the time. By analyzing the bone structure, Lacassagne identifies an unknown dead man as the Parisian civil servant Alphonse Gouffé, who disappeared months ago, and is also able to prove that he was murdered. The murder suspects include Gabrielle Bompard and her lover Michele Eyraudt.

Hannes Messemer
as Goron

Hannelore Elsner
as Gabrielle Bompard

Herbert Fleischmann
as Michele Eyraudt

Friedrich W. Bauschulte
as Alphonse Gouffé

Ilona Grübel
as Anise Gouffé

Herbert Steinmetz
as Emile Gerbeaux

Diana Körner
as Elise Pervier

Peter Schiff
as Bissaud

Susanne Korda
as Renée Poisson

Martin Rosenstiel
as Catouche