Richard Mertens, a successful magazine editor with a cold, empty marriage to Lucy, seeks excitement through an affair with younger colleague Eva. Yet his need for status traps him in superficiality, undermining genuine connection. A legal battle with old friend Ferrow, won through perjury, reveals Mertens’s moral emptiness, shattering his relationship with Eva. Alone, he finds solace only in listening to bartender Brigitte.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Richard Mertens | |
| Eva | |
| Lucy | |
| Brigitte | |
| Ferrow | |
| Alfred von Xanten | |
| Kriminalinspektor Scherbl | |
| Margot |