
Hoping to become a great singer in Germany, a young dreamer named Ernst Schrämli finds himself drawn into underhand dealings. Determined to escape a suffocating environment that annihilates any kind of creative or artistic impetus, Ernst sells information about the Swiss army to a Nazi spy by the name of August Schmid, who charms and manipulates him. When Ernst’s crime is uncovered, he is sentenced to death for espionage and treason, becoming the first Swiss citizen to be executed.
Ernst Schrämli

August Schmid

Gerti Zanelli

Roman Graf

Egon Schrämli

Max Hofstätter
Captain Keller

Johann Riebli

Richter Weng

Else Schmid

Police Captain Seiler

Konrad Zanelli
Consul Weyrauch

City Councilor Gerber

Councilor of States Favre
Otto Schrämli

Pfänder

Arzt

Bauer
Ingrid Schmid
Newspaper Boy