Pierre is in Hamburg on a merchant ship with his friends Georges and Jean-Marie. While they are just looking for a good time in the twenty-four hours they have to waste in the city, Pierre is seized by the memory of a young German girl, Maria, whom he had known and probably loved when he was a prisoner of war in the bombed-out port of Hamburg. He abandons his companions in search of her, but is unable to trace her, her house having been destroyed and the search services having no record of her.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Hildegard KnefMaria | Maria |
 Daniel GélinPierre | Pierre |
 Jean LefebvreGeorges | Georges |
 Daniel SoranoJean-Marie | Jean-Marie |
 Frédéric O'BradyBarkeeper | Barkeeper |
| AAlmuth BockN.A. | N.A. |
| RReinhold NietschmannNot listed | Not listed |
 Günther JerschkeNot listed | Not listed |
 Reiner BrönnekePimp at Bar | Pimp at Bar |
| KKurt KlopschJulius, the Cabaret Owner | Julius, the Cabaret Owner |
| BBob IllerPatron Sponging the Wrestling Winner | Patron Sponging the Wrestling Winner |
| JJoachim RakeNot listed | Not listed |
| KKarl Friedrich FeudellNot listed | Not listed |
 Hans HesslingNot listed | Not listed |
| Günther JerschkeHeindrick | Heindrick |
| MMaya MerlinNot listed | Not listed |
| LLore SchulzNot listed | Not listed |
| KKarin VolkertBlonde at Bar | Blonde at Bar |