The story of a German singer named Willie, who while working in Switzerland, falls in love with a Jewish composer named Robert, whose family is helping people to flee from the Nazis. Robert’s family is skeptical of Willie, thinking she could be a Nazi as she becomes famous for singing the song “Lili Marleen”.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Hanna SchygullaWillie | Willie |
 Giancarlo GianniniRobert | Robert |
 Mel FerrerDavid Mendelssohn | David Mendelssohn |
 Karl-Heinz von HasselHenkel | Henkel |
 Erik Schumannvon Strehlow | von Strehlow |
 Hark BohmTaschner | Taschner |
 Gottfried JohnAaron | Aaron |
 Karin BaalAnna Lederer | Anna Lederer |
 Christine KaufmannMiriam | Miriam |
 Udo KierDrewitz | Drewitz |
 Roger FritzKauffmann | Kauffmann |
 Rainer WillBernt | Bernt |
| RRaúl GimenezBlonsky | Blonsky |
 Adrian HovenGinsberg | Ginsberg |
 Willy HarlanderProsel | Prosel |
 Barbara ValentinEva | Eva |
 Helen VitaGrete | Grete |
 Elisabeth VolkmannMarika | Marika |
 Lilo PempeitTamara | Tamara |
| TTraute HoessPolin | Polin |
 Brigitte MiraNachbarin | Nachbarin |
 Herb AndressReintgen | Reintgen |
| MMichael McLernonSchweizer Grenzbeamter | Schweizer Grenzbeamter |
| JJürgen DraegerJournalist | Journalist |
 Rudolf LenzDr. Glaubrecht | Dr. Glaubrecht |
 Harry BaerNorbert Schultze | Norbert Schultze |
 Toni NetzleFrau Prosel | Frau Prosel |
 Daniel SchmidPförtner | Pförtner |
 Peter ChatelSA-Mann | SA-Mann |
| VVolker Eckstein1. SD-Mann | 1. SD-Mann |