Germany, January 1939: a day in a concentration camp. Subjected to harsh military discipline the hungry prisoners are digging a huge hole and filling it up again. Several are tortured, die of exhaustion, in the electric fence, or are shot.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Eberhard FechnerMennes | Mennes |
| WWillem FrickeHäftling 1263 | Häftling 1263 |
 Gert HauckeObersturmführer Rüttig, Lagerführer | Obersturmführer Rüttig, Lagerführer |
 Ernst JacobiPfarrer | Pfarrer |
 Hartmut ReckErnst Springer | Ernst Springer |
| JJochen SchenckVorarbeiter 632 | Vorarbeiter 632 |
| BBruno Vahl-BergFischer | Fischer |
| KKonrad MayerhoffNot listed | Not listed |
 Günter MeisnerNot listed | Not listed |
| CConny PalmeSturmführer Eichner, Rapportführer | Sturmführer Eichner, Rapportführer |