Paris 1888: With the help of forensic medicine, a sensational criminal case is uncovered. The chief of the Paris Sûreté, Inspector Goron, with the help of Lyon University Professor Lacassagne, is able to solve a capital crime that seemed unsolvable according to the methods of forensic science at the time. By analyzing the bone structure, Lacassagne identifies an unknown dead man as the Parisian civil servant Alphonse Gouffé, who disappeared months ago, and is also able to prove that he was murdered. The murder suspects include Gabrielle Bompard and her lover Michele Eyraudt.
Hannes Messemer
as Goron
Hannelore Elsner
as Gabrielle Bompard
Herbert Fleischmann
as Michele Eyraudt
Friedrich W. Bauschulte
as Alphonse Gouffé
Ilona Grübel
as Anise Gouffé
Herbert Steinmetz
as Emile Gerbeaux
Diana Körner
as Elise Pervier
Peter Schiff
as Bissaud
Susanne Korda
as Renée Poisson
Martin Rosenstiel
as Catouche
Martin Hirthe
as Leduc
Kurt Buecheler
as Lacassagne
