Ulrich Mühe plays a German businessman who was born completely without scruples. This makes him an eminently suitable candidate for success in the chaotic years after World War I. The shameless man's story is contrasted with that of his polar opposite, a Jewish anarchist.
Ulrich MüheTheodor Lohse
Klaus Maria BrandauerBenjamin Lenz
Armin Mueller-StahlBaron von Rastchuk
Andrea JonassonRahel Efrussi
Agnes FinkMutter Lohse
Hans KorteGeheimrat Hugenberg
Hark BohmDada-Künstler
Horst SachtlebenKommissar
Joachim BlieseStaatssekretär HilperElisabeth EndrissAnna
Ullrich HauptBaron von KöckwitzAndrás FricsayKlitsche
Ernst StötznerGünterPeter RoggischPrinz HeinrichRolf HennigerAaron Efrussi
