Maria, a young student sees her brother Dieter going to prison for sedition against the state. She starts an affair with Paul, a judge who turns out to be the one who sentenced her brother, which eventually leads to a confrontation.

Angelika Waller
as Maria Morzeck

Alfred Müller
as Paul Deister

Ilse Voigt
as Tante Hete

Wolfgang Winkler
as Dieter Morzeck

Carmen-Maja Antoni
as Schulfreundin

Irma Münch
as Gabriele Deister

Maria Besendahl
as Wirtin

Rudolf Ulrich
as Grambow

Helmut Schellhardt
as Mayor

Willi Schrade
as Ulli