A young man named Jürgen joins the military. As much as he tries to make a heroic career as a soldier in a rearmed West Germany, he fails utterly and ends up in a bizarre sanatorium.
Werner Enke
as Jürgen
Hans Fries
as Major
Birke Bruck
as The Major's Wife
Christian Friedel
as Beaty
Eric Pohlmann
as Old General
Rainer Basedow
as Jürgen's Brother
Änne Bruck
as Jürgen's Mother
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
as Soldier
E.O. Fuhrmann
as Dr. B.
Ursula Barlen
as Nurse Schanta
Ariane Calix
as Lab Technician
Karl Meurer
as