Overview
The young forester Rudolf is released from a mental hospital after suffering from a mental illness. His widowed mother accompanies the taciturn son to a vicarage where he is supposed to recover. There he meets the pastor's daughter Anna, with whom he immediately falls in love, and the two decide to get married. His mother is critical of the marriage and demands that her son conceal his stay in the "lunatic asylum" from his wife. This secret overshadows the young couple's relationship from the very beginning, and the burden of silence finally makes Rudolf want to take his own life. Only at the last minute is Anna able to save him from this stupidity.
Cast
- Henry Hübchen as Rudolf
- Ulrike Mai as Anna
- Lissy Tempelhof as Rudolfs Mutter
- Dietrich Körner as Graf
- Karin Gregorek as Gräfin
- Manfred Borges as Andrees
- Roman Kaminski as Bernhard
- Petra Dobbertin as Julie
- Peter Bause
- Heide Kipp