Overview
The film addresses the failure of the individual in anonymous urban society. The film begins as men attempt to break out of their anonymity and reveal themselves. In doing so, they encounter social rules that are not suited to them. The film asks how men can survive in a chaotic city by remaining silent.
Cast
- Klaus Löwitsch as Urs Werther
- Margarethe von Trotta as Ulla Werther
- Dieter Laser as Alf Harden
- Ruth-Maria Kubitschek as Frau Peitz
- Georg Marischka as Herr Peitz
- Kai Fischer as Fräulein Baum
- Eva Mattes as Rosi
- Eva Maria Bauer as Lisbeth
- Horst Michael Neutze as Siggi
- Gert Schaefer as Polizeichef