The dangerous violent criminal Willy Jensen flees from a prison in Hamburg and seeks shelter at his brother Heinz' apartment. Heinz, an honest taxi-driver, believes in his innocence and helps him - until Willy kills another man in a robbery. After an argument Willy takes his wife Vera, who now lives with Heinz, as hostage on his further flight from the police. Heinz feels responsible for his brother and trails him, which makes it look to the police as if he's helping his brother.

Horst Frank
as Willy Jensen

Christiane Krüger
as Vera Jensen

Heinz Reincke
as Heinz Jensen

Klaus Schwarzkopf
as Kommissar Knudsen

Andrea Rau
as Maggy

Sigurd Fitzek
as Timpe

Heidy Bohlen
as Lilliane Berndorf

Ulrich Beiger
as Berndorf

Gerhard Bormann
as Löffler

Ingeburg Kanstein
as Polizistin Fiedler