The story takes place in the Czech-German border region in 1938. The hero Tomás Jakl marries but the marriage is not very lucky and falls apart. His German friend forced him to enter the Nazi party.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Emil HorváthTomás Jakl | Tomás Jakl |
 Petra VančíkováViola | Viola |
 Magda VášáryováJirina | Jirina |
 Radoslav BrzobohatýPavláčka | Pavláčka |
 Milan KňažkoJindrich | Jindrich |
 Jiří OrnestStach | Stach |
 Jana ŠvandováWally | Wally |
 Evelyna SteimarováLída | Lída |
 František HusákKolda | Kolda |
 Jan TeplýHikl | Hikl |
 Ladislav LakomýLojda | Lojda |
 František ŘehákWerner | Werner |
 Alena KreuzmannováJaklová | Jaklová |
| BBohumil VávraJakl | Jakl |
| MMilan RiehsBank governor | Bank governor |
| MMiloslav ŠtibichNot listed | Not listed |
 Hana ČížkováNot listed | Not listed |
| KKarel BělohradskýNot listed | Not listed |
| DDora BokováNot listed | Not listed |
| PPavel GrégrNot listed | Not listed |
| HHana JarošováNot listed | Not listed |
| JJaroslav KonšalNot listed | Not listed |
 Miloslav MejzlíkNot listed | Not listed |
 Jaroslav VozábNot listed | Not listed |
| MMarcela BaťkováDancer | Dancer |
| JJana KolenatáDancer | Dancer |
| IIvana KrystlíkováDancer | Dancer |
| VVratislav MarekDancer | Dancer |
| FFrantišek BiňovecMusician | Musician |
| MMilan GrohMusician | Musician |