Fox, a former circus performer, wins the lottery of DM 500,000 and can now have the life and things that he has always wanted. While he wants to climb up the social ladder, it isn't without turmoil, and being torn between his old working class roots, and the shiny new facade of middle class consciousness.
as Franz "Fox" Bieberkopf
as Eugen Thiess
as Max
as Wolf Thiess, Eugen's Father
as Hedwig
as Philip
as Barman Springer
as Wodka-Peter
as Attorney Dr. Siebenkäss
as Klaus
as Florist "Fatty" Schmidt
as Krapp
as Car Dealer
as Doctor
as American Soldier
as Shopkeeper #2
as Secretary at Travel Agency
as Albine
as Shopkeeper #1
as Singer in Bar
as Neighbor
as Eugen's Mother
as Policeman Müller (uncredited)
as Madame Antoinette (uncredited)
as Salem the Moroccan (uncredited)
as Madame Cherie / Bar Singer (voice) (uncredited)
as Inspector Braun (uncredited)
as Isabel (uncredited)