Overview
Three chemists unveil “Substance L,” a pesticide capable of eradicating all life without harming material assets. When Dr. Zichy, haunted by his work on Zyklon B, dies in a car crash and the lethal vial vanishes, colleague Dr. Cramm uncovers a child’s poisoning. To suppress the scandal, the corporation and justice system commit him to an asylum, until his assistant Barbara risks everything to expose the truth.
Cast
- Günther Simon as Dr. Cramm
- Christine Laszar as Dr. Barbara Frei
- Franz Kutschera as Dr. Mommer
- Liselott Baumgarten as Ballonverkäuferin
- Kurt Steingraf
- Friedrich Richter
- Erika Pelikowsky
- Peter Kiwitt
- Helmut Schreiber
- Martin Flörchinger