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After the death of her husband, the well-off widow Juliane Willbrand sinks into a great void. Her efforts to return to her old job as a librarian after twenty years prove futile until prison warden Schober gives her a chance. The challenge as head of the prison library gives Juliane energy and new courage to face life. She falls in love with the artistically talented prisoner Albert Tieck, who was sentenced to seven years behind bars after an arson in which his wife died. When Albert apparently uses a prison leave to escape, Juliane's world falls apart - until she discovers Albert's secret.
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Thekla Carola Wied
Juliane Willbrand
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Helmut Griem
Albert Tieck
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Hans Peter Hallwachs
Psychologe Dr. Kramer
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Ursela Monn
Sylvia Mooskramer
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Horst Krause
Karl Mooskramer
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Mariella Ahrens
Karoline Leiser
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Andreas Schmidt
Hannes
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Sven Pippig
Scheng
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Kirsten Block
Alberts Tochter
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Wilfried Pucher
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Michael Greiling
Gefängnisdirektor
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Harry Rowohlt
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