Russian soldier Grisha escapes from a German prisoner-of-war camp in the spring of 1917. He is caught and is to be shot as a spy. This decision is controversial. The dispute continues. Grisha is executed on the orders of the army high command.

Josef Karlík
Grischa

Jutta Wachowiak
Babka

Günter Naumann
Sacht
Adolf Peter Hoffmann
Von Lychow

Dieter Mann
Winfried

Horst Schulze
Posnansky

Klaus Piontek
Werner Bertin

Dieter Franke
Schieffenzahn

Alfred Struwe