Hamburg, Germany, 1944, during World War II. A serial killer terrorizes the city. When it seems clear that the local police are unable to catch him, forces as dark and terrible as the criminal himself become involved in the case.
Claus Holm
as Police Commissioner Axel Kersten
Mario Adorf
as Bruno Lüdke
Hannes Messemer
as SS-Gruppenführer Rossdorf
Peter Carsten
as SS-Standartenführer Mollwitz
Carl Lange
as Major Thomas Wollenberg
Werner Peters
as Willi Keun
Annemarie Düringer
as Helga Hornung
Monika John
as Waitress Lucy Hansen
Rosel Schäfer
as Anna Hohmann
Ernst Fritz Fürbringer
as Presiding Judge Dr. Schleffien
Walter Janssen
as DS Boehm
Wilmut Borell
as SS-Obersturmführer Heinrich
