A seemingly ordinary day in October. A woman has since she separated from her husband lived in a single room with a separate entrance. But for her this is not an ordinary day. She only has six hours left to live.

Maj-Britt Nilsson
as Marianne Stenman

Alf Kjellin
as Arvid Stenman

Hasse Ekman
as Sture Falk

Gertrud Fridh
as Margit Friberg

Sigge Fürst
as Hjalmar Friberg

Bibi Andersson
as Karin Johansson

Lars Ekborg
as Ekelöf

Gunvor Pontén
as Mrs Falk

Elsa Carlsson
as Mrs Petreus

Holger Löwenadler
as Consul Petreus