Two 17-year-olds, Werner Holt and Gilbert Wolzow, are pulled out of school and into Hitler's army. Gilbert becomes a fanatical soldier; but at the front, Werner begins to understand the senselessness of war.
Werner Holt
Sepp Gomulka
Christian Vetter
Peter Wiese
Gundel Theiß
Marie Krüger
Uta Barnim
Gilbert Wolzow
Gertie Ziesche
Professor Holt
Generalmajor Wolzow
Frau Wolzow
Rechtsanwalt Gomulka
Frau Gomulka
Frau Wiese
Milena
SS-Mann
Unterfeldmeister Böhm
Studienrat Knaack
Direktor Maaß
Wachtmeister Gottesknecht
Hauptmann Kutschera
General
Fritz Zemtzki
