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.
Theodor Lohse
Benjamin Lenz
Baron von Rastchuk
Rahel Efrussi
Mutter Lohse
Geheimrat Hugenberg
Dada-Künstler
Kommissar
Staatssekretär Hilper
Anna
Baron von Köckwitz
Klitsche
Günter
Prinz Heinrich
Aaron Efrussi
Frau von Köckwitz
Literat
Schlomje
Klaften
Roter
Gefangene
Oberst Pauli
Pisk
Otto von Köckwitz
Herr Waizenbaum
Herr von Badewitz
