

Prosecutor Etzel discovers that his father has sentenced a man, Leonardo Maurizius, on mere presumptions. He then makes it a point of honor to trace the sources of the case to uncover the truth.

Daniel Gélin
Léonard Maurizius

Madeleine Robinson
Elisabeth Maurizius

Eleonora Rossi Drago
Anna Jahn

Anton Walbrook
Grégoire Waremme

Charles Vanel
Wolf Andergast

Berthe Bovy
La grand-mère

Denis d'Inès
Pierre-Paul Maurizius
Claude Arlay

Pierre Asso
Le maître-chanteur
Paola Borboni
Madame Bobika