We meet the young violinist Øyvind Dahl at a time when everything has weighed him down and he is completely desperate for alcohol. He has left his wife and children and has teamed up with emaciated artists and suspicious individuals, and obtains his daily liquor by mortgaging his last possessions, even the wedding ring, and by pitifully barring money.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Lars NordrumØyvind Dahl, fiolinist | Øyvind Dahl, fiolinist |
| EElisabeth BangFru Dahl, fiolinisten kone | Fru Dahl, fiolinisten kone |
| SSvenn JacobsenTeddy, fiolinistens sønn | Teddy, fiolinistens sønn |
| OOla IseneKlaus, en uteligger | Klaus, en uteligger |
 Harald Heide SteenDirektør Stavik | Direktør Stavik |
 Ingeborg CookFru direktør Stavik | Fru direktør Stavik |
 Thor Hjorth-JenssenMaleren Urban Gran | Maleren Urban Gran |
| AAasta VossFru Arbin | Fru Arbin |
 Andreas DiesenNot listed | Not listed |
| HHelge EssmarNot listed | Not listed |
| KKristin EvensenEn venninne | En venninne |
 Dan FosseNot listed | Not listed |
| SSynnøve GleditschJenny | Jenny |
| VVegard HallEn gjest | En gjest |
 Egil Hjorth-JenssenBarbaren | Barbaren |
| VViggo KristiansenNot listed | Not listed |
 Egil LorckNot listed | Not listed |
| RReidun LundgrenErna | Erna |
| GGunnar SpansdahlEn restaurantgjest | En restaurantgjest |
 Guri StormoenRestaurantvertinnen | Restaurantvertinnen |
| EEinar WenesEn gjest | En gjest |
| KKåre WicklundSkopusseren | Skopusseren |