Young Prince Nechljudov is summoned as a judge in a murder trial. A rich merchant was found dead in the room of the inn where he was staying and the prostitute Maslova was accused of the crime. Nechljudov recognizes in the woman the maid of the aunts he had seduced and abandoned years before and tries to convince the authorities of her of his innocence but to no avail. Convinced that he is responsible for her moral fall, he follows her to Siberia where she must serve her sentence.
Horst Buchholz
as Iwanowitsch Nechljudoff
Myriam Bru
as Katjuscha
Ruth Niehaus
as Missy
Edith Mill
as Fedosia
Lea Massari
as Maria Pawlowa
Günther Lüders
as Postbote
Elisabeth Flickenschildt
as Agrafena
Lina Carstens
as Matrjona
Marisa Merlini
as Bockowa
Gabrielle Dorziat
as Kitajewa
Jean Murat
as Gerichtsvollzieher
Robert Freitag
as Simonson
