When they start losing family members and neighbors due to WWII and the Nazi government's policies, a quiet married couple becomes disillusioned and begins spreading leaflets against the government - a crime punishable by death.
Hildegard Knef
as Anna Quangel
Carl Raddatz
as Otto Quangel
Sylvia Manas
as Trudel Baumann
Martin Hirthe
as Commissioner Escherich
Gerd Böckmann
as Schröder
Heinz Reincke
as Emil Borkhausen
Beate Hasenau
as Karla Borkhausen
Peter Matic
as Enno Kluge
Rudolf Fernau
as Kammergerichtsrat Fromm
Hans Korte
as Obergruppenführer Prall
Pinkas Braun
as Widerstandskämpfer Der Dunkle
Brigitte Mira
as Frau Häberle
