Berlin, 1923. Following the suicide of his brother, American circus acrobat Abel Rosenberg attempts to survive while facing unemployment, depression, alcoholism and the social decay of Germany during the Weimar Republic.
David Carradine
as Abel Rosenberg
Liv Ullmann
as Manuela Rosenberg
Gert Fröbe
as Inspector Bauer
Heinz Bennent
as Hans Vergerus
Toni Berger
as Monsieur Rosenberg
Christian Berkel
as Student
Paula Braend
as Madame Hemse
Erna Brünell
as Madame Rosenberg
Paul Bürks
as Cabaret Comedian
Gaby Dohm
as Woman with Child
Emil Feist
as Miser
Kai Fischer
as Hure
