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