Two women–a literature professor and a painter–start to rely upon their friendship as an alternative to their unhappy relationships with the men in their lives.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Hanna SchygullaOlga | Olga |
 Angela WinklerRuth | Ruth |
| PPeter StriebeckFranz | Franz |
 Christine FersenErika | Erika |
 Franz BuchrieserDieter | Dieter |
 Wladimir YordanoffAlexaj | Alexaj |
 Agnes FinkRuth's mother | Ruth's mother |
 Felix MoellerChristof | Christof |
| JJochen StriebeckBruno | Bruno |
| HHelga BallhausNot listed | Not listed |
 Therese AffolterNot listed | Not listed |
| WWerner EichhornNot listed | Not listed |
| PPeter AustNot listed | Not listed |
| CCarla EgererNot listed | Not listed |
| IIrene ClarinNot listed | Not listed |
 Felix von ManteuffelNot listed | Not listed |
 Axel MilbergNot listed | Not listed |
 Doris SchadeNot listed | Not listed |
 Margarethe von TrottaNot listed | Not listed |