Poland, during World War II. Martha Weiss, a Jewish woman, arrives at the Auschwitz extermination camp with her family. She is assigned the role of interpreter, but her loved ones are much less fortunate.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Wanda BartównaHelena | Helena |
 Huguette FagetMichele | Michele |
 Tatyana GuretskayaEugenia | Eugenia |
 Antonina Gordon-GóreckaAnna | Anna |
 Mariya VinogradovaNadia | Nadia |
 Barbara DrapińskaMarta | Marta |
| BBarbara FijewskaAnielka | Anielka |
| MMaria Anna RedlichównaUrszula | Urszula |
 Alina JanowskaDessa | Dessa |
 Zofia MrozowskaGypsy Woman | Gypsy Woman |
 Stanisław ZaczykTadek | Tadek |
 Stefan ŚródkaBronek | Bronek |
| EElżbieta ŁabuńskaPrisoner #1 | Prisoner #1 |
 Jadwiga ChojnackaPrisoner #2 | Prisoner #2 |
| EEwa KuninaPrisoner #3 | Prisoner #3 |
 Barbara RachwalskaBlock Leader Elza | Block Leader Elza |
 Anna JaraczównaKapo Frieda | Kapo Frieda |
| RRoma RudeckaKapo Sauna | Kapo Sauna |
| ZZofia NiwińskaMrs. Laura | Mrs. Laura |
 Halina DrohockaLalunia | Lalunia |
 Aleksandra ŚląskaOberaufseherin | Oberaufseherin |
 Maria KaniewskaRapportführerin | Rapportführerin |
| JJanina MarisównaAufseherin | Aufseherin |
| WWładysław BrochwiczLagerkommandant | Lagerkommandant |
 Edward DziewońskiLagerarzt | Lagerarzt |
| KKazimierz PawłowskiGestapo Head | Gestapo Head |
 Zygmunt ChmielewskiDignitary | Dignitary |