Hoping to become a great singer in Germany, a young dreamer named Ernst Schrämli finds himself drawn into underhand dealings. Determined to escape a suffocating environment that annihilates any kind of creative or artistic impetus, Ernst sells information about the Swiss army to a Nazi spy by the name of August Schmid, who charms and manipulates him. When Ernst’s crime is uncovered, he is sentenced to death for espionage and treason, becoming the first Swiss citizen to be executed.
as Ernst Schrämli
as August Schmid
as Gerti Zanelli
as Roman Graf
as Egon Schrämli
as Max Hofstätter
as Captain Keller
as Johann Riebli
as Richter Weng
as Else Schmid
as Police Captain Seiler
as Konrad Zanelli
as Consul Weyrauch
as City Councilor Gerber
as Councilor of States Favre
as Otto Schrämli
as Pfänder
as Arzt
as Bauer
as Ingrid Schmid
as Newspaper Boy
