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 Mühe
as Theodor Lohse
Klaus Maria Brandauer
as Benjamin Lenz
Armin Mueller-Stahl
as Baron von Rastchuk
Andrea Jonasson
as Rahel Efrussi
Agnes Fink
as Mutter Lohse
Hans Korte
as Geheimrat Hugenberg
Hark Bohm
as Dada-Künstler
Horst Sachtleben
as Kommissar
Joachim Bliese
as Staatssekretär Hilper
Elisabeth Endriss
as Anna
Ullrich Haupt
as Baron von Köckwitz
András Fricsay
as Klitsche
