Because of an accident at a military drill the recruit Bengt loses his eyesight and becomes blind. He gets to live with relatives in the countryside and meets the young Ingrid. She falls in love with him but Bengt's bitterness also makes him blind to her attentions.
Mai Zetterling
as Ingrid Olofsson
Birger Malmsten
as Bengt Vyldeke
Olof Winnerstrand
as Kerrman, Vicar
Naima Wifstrand
as Beatrice Schröder
Bibi Lindqvist
as Agneta
Hilda Borgström
as Lovisa
Douglas Håge
as Kruge
Gunnar Björnstrand
as Klasson
Bengt Eklund
as Ebbe Larsson
Åke Claesson
as Augustin Schröder
John Elfström
as Otto Kelmens
Rune Andréasson
as Evert
