A German soldier lies wounded on the front line in the First World War. To avoid capture or death, he assumes the identity of a fallen French officer. As the German soldier happens to speak fluent French, nobody realizes the deception. The soldier begins a new life in Paris, yet remains in constant fear of being exposed as the ‘enemy’.
Helene Bessel
Alexander Bessel
Julius Bessel
Mrs. Bessel
Pelagie Trouille
Germaine
Pedro de Ferrante, Painter
Karin Lundbye, Model
Georgakopoulos, Greek Tabaco-Merchant
Bookseller
Landlady of Hotel Garni
Paulette, Cleaning Girl
Antoine Chevallier
Simche Regierer
Simches Mother
Bogdan Simonitsch, Minister a.D.
Anastasia Simonitsch
Modaneta, a Cuban
French Sergeant
French Officer
French Major
a Miss