A young French soldier in World War I is overcome with guilt when he kills a German soldier who, like himself, is a musically gifted conscript, each having attended the same musical conservatory in France. The fact that the incident occurred in war does not assuage his guilt. He travels to Germany to meet the man's family.
as Dr. H. Holderlin
as Paul Renard
as Fraulein Elsa
as Frau Holderlin
as Herr Walter Schultz
as Walter Holderlin
as Anna, Holderlin's Maid
as Priest
as Herr Bresslauer, Dress Shop Owner
as Frau Miller
as Fritz's Father
as War Veteran
as Townsman (uncredited)
as Frau Schmidt - Townswoman (uncredited)
as Gravedigger (uncredited)
