The life and struggles of the German writer Heinrich von Kleist.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Heinrich GiskesHeinrich von Kleist | Heinrich von Kleist |
 Grischa HuberUlrike von Kleist | Ulrike von Kleist |
 Hannelore HogerHenriette Vogel | Henriette Vogel |
 Lina CarstensDienerin Riebisch | Dienerin Riebisch |
 Sigfrit SteinerDiener Riebisch | Diener Riebisch |
 Heinz HoenigErnst von Pfuel | Ernst von Pfuel |
 Henning SchlüterGastwirt | Gastwirt |
| EElisabeth StepanekDienstmädchen | Dienstmädchen |
| HHildegard WenschFrau des Gastwirts | Frau des Gastwirts |
| SStefan OstertagDahlmann | Dahlmann |
| UUlrich BödeckerNot listed | Not listed |
| EErika DannhoffNot listed | Not listed |
| WWolf DonnerNot listed | Not listed |
 Peter FitzNot listed | Not listed |
| RRainer FriedrichsenNot listed | Not listed |
| GGrete JochmannNot listed | Not listed |
| FFritz LichtenhahnNot listed | Not listed |
| HHans MadinNot listed | Not listed |
 Günter MeisnerNot listed | Not listed |
 Jean-Claude PenchenatL'espion | L'espion |
| GGeneviève Rey-PenchenatUne Sectionnaire | Une Sectionnaire |
 Hilde SessakNot listed | Not listed |
| EEgon VogelNot listed | Not listed |
| PPeter WagenbrethNot listed | Not listed |