Germany during World War I. Young Jean falls in love with Germaine. To put an end to the affair, Father de Wehrt sends his son to the countryside. When the high school senior starts flirting with Gertrud there, he is sent to the army.

Thomas Fritsch
Jean, ihr Filius, 17 Jahre

Martin Held
Friedrich de Wehrt

Margot Hielscher
Hortense de Werth, seine Frau

Daliah Lavi
Germaine

Elisabeth Flickenschildt
Arabelle, Jean Tante und Vertraute

Marie Versini
Gertrude Forrestier

Karl Schönböck
Jules Rochberg

Monika Dahlberg
Cornelia, das Kindermädchen

Elfriede Kuzmany
Frau Mertens

Margarete Haagen
Tante Röschen

Fritz Tillmann
Schuldirektor

Hubert von Meyerinck
Oberst Pusslitz