After arriving in 1940 New York, Freddy struggles to find work. His world of refugee acquaintances includes the depressed daughter of a poet/delicatessen owner, an aging surgeon who cannot find work, and a lovable charlatan photographer.
Gabriel Barylli
as Freddy Wolff
Monica Bleibtreu
as Mrs. Shapiro
Tilli Breidenbach
as Frau Bauer
Joachim Kemmer
as Binder
Peter Lühr
as Dr. Treumann
Dagmar Schwarz
as Frau Marmorek
Doris Buchrucker
as Lissa
Johannes Silberschneider
as Ferry
Gideon Singer
as Popper
Ernst Stankovski
as Feldheim