In this mystery/thriller based on a novel by Patricia Highsmith, Nico Thomkins (Udo Schenk), a writer, and his wife Helen (Anke Sevenich) are in the habit of playing games with one another. Even while they are breaking up, they are sufficiently in tune with one another to continue this practice. When the writer's wife takes off without leaving a note behind, people begin to suspect that he may have murdered her, and he plays along with this notion to the point of planting clues which would incriminate him. Obviously, no one with a shred of common sense would do such a thing, and these tricks get him into trouble. However, his troubles don't really begin until he starts to search for her in earnest.
Cast
Udo Schenk
Nico Thomkins
Anke Sevenich
Helen Thomkins
Christine Kaufmann
Clara Lilienthal
Hans-Michael Rehberg
Herr Jensen
Gunnar Möller
Kommissar
Peter Sattmann
Eduard Hanstock
Rüdiger Wandel
Alex Hanson
Jale Arıkan
Ivy
Gustav Peter Wöhler
Dr. Tamiroff
Christiane Reiff
Monica Hanson
Christina Horn
Unknown
Alfred Raschke
Unknown
Stephen M. Gilbert
Unknown
Crew
Rainer Boldt
Director, Screenplay
Dorothea Neukirchen
Screenplay
Wolf Christian Schröder
Screenplay
Hans Kwiet
Screenplay, Producer
Patricia Highsmith
Novel
Petra Heymann
Editor
Rolf Liccini
Director of Photography
Wilbur Stark
Executive Producer
Helmut Wietz
Producer
Ula Stöckl
Producer
Rainer Schaper
Production Design
Hans-Dieter Schwarz
Sound Mixer
Wolf Dietrich Peters-Vallerius
Sound
Serge Weber
Music