Follows two wealthy families in Germany during the first half of the 20th century. One of them is German, the other one Jewish.
Burt Lancaster
as Geheimrat Carl Julius Deutz
Julie Christie
as Charlotte Deutz geb. von Döring
Bruno Ganz
as Heinrich Beck
Dieter Laser
as Friedrich Deutz
Tina Engel
as Luise Beck geb. Deutz
Rüdiger Vogler
as Ulrich Deutz
Herbert Grönemeyer
as Georg Deutz
Katharina Thalbach
as Elli Deutz
Martin Benrath
as Bankier Bernheim
Hannes Jaenicke
as Max Bernheim
Christian Doermer
as Dr. Körner
Alexander Radszun
as Sokolowski
