"Going from a dysfunctional family into a life of prostitution, Marina finally finds happiness and comfort with unsuccessful artist Alexander. However, a brain tumor threatens to make him blind and only an expensive operation can save him."
Hildegard Knef
as Marina
Gustav Fröhlich
as Alexander
Änne Bruck
as Buba (Marina's Mother)
Robert Meyn
as von Hernsdorf
Jochen Meyn
as Eduard von Hernsdorf (as J. Wolfgang Meyn)
Irene Mirbach
as
Benno Gellenbeck
as The Art Dealer
Theo Tecklenburg
Karl Kramer
Horst von Otto
Carl Voscherau
Wera Frydtberg
as Irmgard
Andreas Wolf
as The Doctor
Rudolf Schaad
Editor
Martin Müller
Sound Designer
Willi Forst
Director
Václav Vích
Director of Photography
Max Brenner
Gerhard Menzel
Screenplay
Karl Becker-Reinhardt
Sound
Franz Schroedter
Production Design
Jupp Paschke
Makeup Artist
Heinz Stamm
Theo Mackeben
Original Music Composer
Rolf Meyer
Producer
Helmuth Volmer
Georg Marischka
Assistant Director