On the eve of World War II, the German Kurt Müller, his American-born wife Sara, and their three children, having lived in Europe for years, visit Sara's wealthy mother near Washington, DC. Kurt secretly works for the anti-Nazi resistance. A visiting Romanian count, becoming aware of this, seeks to blackmail him.
Bette Davis
as Sara Müller
Paul Lukas
as Kurt Müller
Geraldine Fitzgerald
as Marte Brankovic
George Coulouris
as Teck Brankovic
Lucile Watson
as Fanny Farrelly
Beulah Bondi
as Anise
Donald Woods
as David Farrelly
Henry Daniell
as Phili Von Ramme
Eric Roberts
as Bodo
Donald Buka
as Joshua
Anthony Caruso
as Italian Man
Helmut Dantine
as Young Man