The story of Marie Ward, a religious woman from a devout, aristocratic Yorkshire Catholic family who lived between 1585 and 1645 and moved to St. Omer in Walloon France, where she joined the Order of St. Clare, later returning to England to found her own order and devote her life to helping others.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Hannelore ElsnerMarie Ward | Marie Ward |
 Irm HermannWinn Wigmore | Winn Wigmore |
 Mathieu CarrièreReiter | Reiter |
 Mario AdorfPapst Urbano VIII | Papst Urbano VIII |
 Lambert HamelLennard Morriss | Lennard Morriss |
 Bernhard WickiGeorge Abbot | George Abbot |
 Hartmut BeckerPater Roger Lee | Pater Roger Lee |
 Anton DiffringKardinal Millini | Kardinal Millini |
 Felix von ManteuffelMautius Vitelleschi | Mautius Vitelleschi |
 Hans QuestEnglischer Prälat | Englischer Prälat |
 Kurt WeinzierlPater Keynes | Pater Keynes |
 Mareike CarrièreSchwester Praxedes | Schwester Praxedes |
 Monika PeitschNovizenmeisterin | Novizenmeisterin |
 Alexander KerstKardinal Borgia | Kardinal Borgia |
 Hans ClarinMaximilian I. | Maximilian I. |
 Gernot DudaPriester | Priester |
 Isolde BarthMagd | Magd |
 Veronika FaberSchwester Berta | Schwester Berta |
 Klaus MünsterEdward Poyntz | Edward Poyntz |
 Tommi PiperLandsknecht | Landsknecht |
 Erwin LederSterbender Soldat | Sterbender Soldat |