The story of a German singer named Willie who while working in Switzerland falls in love with a Jewish composer named Robert whose family is helping people to flee from the Nazis. Robert’s family is skeptical of Willie, thinking she could be a Nazi as she becomes famous for singing the song “Lili Marleen”.
Hanna Schygulla
as Willie
Giancarlo Giannini
as Robert
Mel Ferrer
as David Mendelssohn
Karl-Heinz von Hassel
as Henkel
Erik Schumann
as von Strehlow
Hark Bohm
as Taschner
Gottfried John
as Aaron
Karin Baal
as Anna Lederer
Christine Kaufmann
as Miriam
Udo Kier
as Drewitz
Roger Fritz
as Kauffmann
Rainer Will
as Bernt
