The paths of three men cross for a short time in post-war Berlin. Robert and Willy are unattached and unemployed, Georg has joined them from Hamburg, he has a family and occasionally does something crooked. That's what the three of them are up to together: A safe is to be cracked, the plan comes from Robert. Then Else shows up, a former girlfriend of Robert's who now lives with his buddy Willy. She is interested in Robert again, but he turns her down. Blind with jealousy, Willy nevertheless feels betrayed and rats out their joint scheme to the police. As they stand in front of the strongbox, they are surrounded by police officers. One of them, Inspector Stern, suddenly recognizes in Robert the man who saved his life during the war.
Cast
Hardy Krüger
Robert Wegner
Martin Held
Inspector Stern
Mario Adorf
Georg Kugler
Horst Frank
Willy Schneider
Ingrid van Bergen
Else
Peer Schmidt
Constable Meyer
Ernst Waldow
Bremer
Cordula Trantow
Helga, genannt 'Schmetterling'
Kurt Pratsch-Kaufmann
Unknown
Manfred Meurer
Unknown
Edith Hancke
Woman on the train
Lu Säuberlich
Mrs. Stern
Crew
Alfred Weidenmann
Director
Herbert Reinecker
Writer
Igor Sentjurc
Novel
Lilian Seng
Editor
Ursula Zschiesche
Assistant Editor
Kurt Hasse
Director of Photography
Wieland Liebske
Assistant Director
Luggi Waldleitner
Producer
Wolf Englert
Production Design
Ernst Richter
Production Design
Henry Rupé
Camera Operator
Lothar Kern
Assistant Camera
Margarete Markwordt
Wardrobe Master
Walter Schreckling
Wardrobe Master
Ursula Stutz
Costume Design
Max Patyna
Hairstylist
Jutta Haase
Hairstylist
Hans Löhmer
Sound
Hans-Martin Majewski
Music
Max Freude
Props
Helmut Künecke
Props
Fritz Moritz
Props
Leo Weisse
Still Photographer
Wolf Vollmar
Assistant Director Trainee
Karl Mitschke
Production Manager
Heinrich Schier
Production Manager
Kurt Paetz
Unit Manager
Fritz Anton
Unit Manager