On a winter day in 1961, 31-year-old Anna Eichmayr crosses the Grosshesseloher bridge in Munich, she suddenly stops in the middle of the bridge, opens a manhole and plunges into the depths. The film traces the young woman's life in flashbacks. It goes back to 1945.
Pola Kinski
as Anna Eichmayr
Mel Ferrer
as Colonel Stone
Martin Lüttge
as Alfons Eichmayr
Hannelore Schroth
as Frau Almany
Volkert Kraeft
as Hubert Almany
Lambert Hamel
as Lohbichler
Alexander Allerson
as Bolle
Karl-Maria Schley
as alter Mann