As the end of the Second World War approaches and the Soviet Red Army is advancing, a group of concentration camp inmates is helped to escape by a Polish doctor. They hide in a wood where they meet other fugitives, who have been there for months, constantly in fear of being discovered. Out of fear of the German army patrols, they do not dare to leave the forest, even as the food supplies run low.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Walter RichterDr. Leon Bronek | Dr. Leon Bronek |
 Winnie MarkusMaria Bronek | Maria Bronek |
 Lotte KochLydia, die Polin | Lydia, die Polin |
 Josef SieberEddy | Eddy |
| SSiegmar SchneiderPastor Gerhard Tenborg | Pastor Gerhard Tenborg |
 Carl-Heinz SchrothArmand | Armand |
| AAlfred CoghoRoy, Kanadier | Roy, Kanadier |
 Peter MarxPjotr, Russe | Pjotr, Russe |
| JJoseph AlmasNot listed | Not listed |
 Willy PragerVater Simon | Vater Simon |
 Annemarie HaseMutter Simon | Mutter Simon |
| KKarl VibachGeorg, deutscher Soldat | Georg, deutscher Soldat |
| MMichael GüntherWladek, 16 Jahre | Wladek, 16 Jahre |
 Erich DunskusSokol, polnischer Bauer | Sokol, polnischer Bauer |
 Catja GörnaStascha | Stascha |
 Hilde Körberdie Irre | die Irre |
 Klaus KinskiDutch prisoner | Dutch prisoner |
| GGabriele HeßmannDie Schwangere | Die Schwangere |