After a chance encounter with a wanted man, a woman is harassed by the police and press until she takes violent action.
Angela Winkler
as Katharina Blum
Mario Adorf
as Kommissar Beizmenne
Dieter Laser
as Werner Tötges
Jürgen Prochnow
as Ludwig Götten
Heinz Bennent
as Dr. Blorna, Anwalt
Hannelore Hoger
as Trude Blorna
Rolf Becker
as Staatsanwalt Hach
Harald Kuhlmann
as Moeding, Polizist
Herbert Fux
as Weninger, Journalist „Die Zeitung“
Regine Lutz
as Else Woltersheim, Patentante Katharinas
Werner Eichhorn
as Konrad Beiters
Karl-Heinz Vosgerau
as Alois Sträubleder, Unternehmer
