Ruth is the wife of well-heeled corsetry manufacturer Erich Halbfass. As business booms, Erich lives frivolously and their daughter Aglaia attends school. The bored middle-class wife begins a secret affair with Aglaia's drawing teacher, setting murder and manslaughter in motion.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Senta BergerRuth Halbfass | Ruth Halbfass |
 Margarethe von TrottaDoris Vogelsang | Doris Vogelsang |
 Helmut GriemFranz Vogelsang | Franz Vogelsang |
 Peter EhrlichErich Halbfass | Erich Halbfass |
| MMarian SeidowskyFrancesco | Francesco |
| WWilhelm GrasshoffBankdirektor Spengler | Bankdirektor Spengler |
 Walter SedlmayrWaffenhändler | Waffenhändler |
| KKarl-Heinz MerzBonaparte | Bonaparte |
| SSusanne RettigAglaia Halbfass | Aglaia Halbfass |