While on leave in Berlin during the Second World War, a soldier named Hans meets a young woman named Monika. They fall in love and make plans for a future together after the war. Yet their later attempts to find an apartment and get married are hindered by the housing shortage and they have to stay separately with relatives.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Bruni LöbelMonika | Monika |
| HHans WeiePeter | Peter |
| HHeinz LauschHans Winkelmann | Hans Winkelmann |
 Ernst LegalWilhelm Spier | Wilhelm Spier |
 Elsa WagnerNiobe | Niobe |
 Margarete KupferFrau Kruse | Frau Kruse |
 Wilhelm BendowDer Verdrießliche | Der Verdrießliche |
 Franz-Otto KrügerNot listed | Not listed |
 Walter GrossNot listed | Not listed |
 Ewald WenckNot listed | Not listed |
| KKnut HartwigNot listed | Not listed |
| AAlbert VerohrNot listed | Not listed |
| GGunther LobeNot listed | Not listed |
| HHorst GentzenNot listed | Not listed |
| IIngeborg KrebsNot listed | Not listed |
 Erich DunskusNot listed | Not listed |
| LLilli SchoenbornNot listed | Not listed |
 Toni TetzlaffNot listed | Not listed |
| HHilde SontagNot listed | Not listed |
| AAntonie JaeckelNot listed | Not listed |
| EElse EhserNot listed | Not listed |
| MMax PaabeNot listed | Not listed |