A schizophrenic patient is is wasting away in a mental institution, until a young doctor encourages him to write poetry. The resulting masterpieces are however not able to stop the man from suicide.
Ernst Jacobi
as Alexander März
Michael Hinz
as Dr. Kofler
Rudolf Wessely
as Direktor
Susanne Schaefer
as Hanna
O.A. Buck
as Karl
Heinrich Giskes
as Albert
Gisela Trowe
as Malchen
Eva Brumby
as Alexanders Mutter
Reinhild Solf
as Ärztin
Gert Schaefer
as Alexanders Vater
