A new student, Manuela, enters a strict girls' boarding school after her mother’s death, where she finds comfort in a kind teacher, stirring complex emotions within her.

Lilli Palmer
as Elisabeth von Bernburg

Romy Schneider
as Manuela von Meinhardis

Therese Giehse
as Headmistress

Blandine Ebinger
as Fräulein von Rackett

Adelheid Seeck
as Princess

Gina Albert
as Marga von Rackow

Sabine Sinjen
as Ilse von Westhagen

Christine Kaufmann
as Mia

Danik Patisson
as Alexandra von Treskow

Ginette Pigeon
as Edelgard von Kleist