An internist is accused of murdering the sixth of his seven wives. During the court hearing, numerous statements, especially those made by his former wives, confront him with his past. Finally acquitted, the doctor loses himself in feelings of deepest guilt and confusion as he searches for the truth about himself. The strict film adaptation of the novel by Max Frisch (1982).

Vadim Glowna

Doktor Felix Schaad

Karin Baal

Lilian

Vera Tschechowa

Gisela

Margarethe von Trotta

Jutta

Barbara Lass

Rosalinde

Robert Freitag

Elisabeth Trissenaar

Andrea

Christoph Bantzer

Guido Baumann

Anwalt

Eberhard Feik

Staatsanwalt

Klaus Knuth

Leslie Malton

Sigfrit Steiner

Regine Lutz

Peter Chatel

Hans Paetsch

Richter

• Krzysztof ZanussiDirector

Release date

October 27, 1984

Status

Released

Original language

German

Genres

Drama, TV Movie