Three people – a returned prisoner of war, his beautiful second wife, and the possessive, hunchbacked spinster who is his sister-in-law by his first marriage – are isolated in a little house under an extinct volcano, where each strives for personal happiness but is suffocated by their dependence on the others.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 János GörbeFerenc Kós | Ferenc Kós |
 Irén PsotaTera | Tera |
 Margit BaraZsuzsa | Zsuzsa |
 József Bihariold Kós | old Kós |
 Béla BarsiSógor | Sógor |
 Ádám SzirtesSándor | Sándor |
 Sándor DeákDiredy | Diredy |
 Viola OrbánNot listed | Not listed |
 György BárdyForester | Forester |
 Erzsi Máthéseller of the ferry | seller of the ferry |
| MMária SívóSógorné | Sógorné |
 Sándor SiménfalvyNot listed | Not listed |
| GGyula id. SzabóNot listed | Not listed |
| MMargit AndaházyNot listed | Not listed |
| MMária RákosiNot listed | Not listed |
| IIrma VassNot listed | Not listed |
| IIrén SitkeyNot listed | Not listed |
| FFerike VidorNot listed | Not listed |