In a small town a bag with delicate letters disappears. Many of the residents are worried about their written messages. A clever sculptor uses the opportunity to play a prank.

Four respectable men in Daxburg once footed child support for the same mysterious dancer. Twenty years later, the opening of a new local court threatens to expose their secret and a string of anonymous donations from that dancer. As scandal nears, they must discreetly resolve the legacy to protect their reputations.

Told in flashback, the film recounts the events leading up to the killing of good-for-nothing Curt Jurgens. Warned by her friends and relatives that Jurgens is a bad job, impulsive Ina Kahr marries him anyway. His ceaseless philandering and abuse wears away at Ina to the point that she contemplates poisoning her husband...

Love story between a fisherman of the Adriatic coast and a young girl of the village.

A remake of the 1940 film of the same title. It was shot on location in Brazil with separate German and Italian versions.