Directed by:
Arthur PohlScreenplay:
Arthur PohlCinematography:
Joachim HaslerComposer:
Martin BöttcherCast:
Gertrud Kückelmann, Peter Pasetti, Jan Hendriks, Rudolf Forster, Willy A. Kleinau, Sven Lindberg, Barbro Hiort af Ornäs, Horst Schönemann, Siegfried Weiss (more)Plots(1)
A warning about the seduction of capitalism in the form of an elegantly staged thriller – which made the class enemy look too good... This was the abrupt end of Pohl's career, one of the outstanding young DEFA directors whom nobody wanted to give a second chance in the FRG. (Locarno Festival)
Cast
![Gertrud Kückelmann](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/739/160739472_e622bf.jpg)
Gertrud Kückelmann
German Empire
Best movies:
Tatort (1970) (series)
![Peter Pasetti](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/682/161682744_0c8a17.jpg)
Peter Pasetti
German Empire
Best movies:
Das Traumschiff (1981) (series)
![Jan Hendriks](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/504/163504291_86461b.jpg)
Jan Hendriks
German Empire
Best movies:
Brainwashed (1960)
The Door with Seven Locks (1962)
Das Gasthaus an der Themse (1962)
![Rudolf Forster](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/732/160732550_c889fe.jpg)
Rudolf Forster
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Brainwashed (1960)
The 3 Penny Opera (1931)
![Willy A. Kleinau](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/193/160193812_2539d0.jpg)
Willy A. Kleinau
German Empire
Best movies:
The Captain from Köpenick (1956)
![Sven Lindberg](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/482/163482956_63eb1b.jpg)
Sven Lindberg
Sweden
Best movies:
Face to Face (1976)
Dreams (1955)
The Adventures of Picasso (1978)
Barbro Hiort af Ornäs
Sweden
Best movies:
Scenes from a Marriage (1973)
Shame (1968)
Brink of Life (1958)
Horst Schönemann
German Empire
Best movies:
Man of Straw (1951)
Tatort (1970) (series)
![Siegfried Weiss](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/180/163180584_fa2463.jpg)
Siegfried Weiss
German Empire
Best movies:
Liberation: Breakthrough (1970)
Liberation: The Fire Bulge (1970)
Berlin - Ecke Schönhauser (1957)
Erich Franz
German Empire
Horst Gentzen
German Empire
Best movies:
The Tin Drum (1979)
Hannes Fischer
German Empire
Best movies:
White Wolves (1969)
![Hubert Suschka](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/543/162543484_dce6f3.jpg)
Hubert Suschka
German Empire
Best movies:
Little Vampire (1968)
Hans Wehrl
German Empire
Franz Arzdorf
German Empire
Best movies:
La habanera (1937)
Jud Süß (1940)
Änne Bruck
German Empire
Best movies:
The Story of a Sinner (1951)
Jochen Diestelmann
German Empire
Best movies:
Das unsichtbare Visier (1973) (series)
Polizeiruf 110 (1971) (series)
Fritz Draeger
German Empire
Best movies:
The Stars Shine (1938)
Die Fledermaus (1937)
Ich vertraue dir meine Frau an (1943)
![Fred Düren](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/342/163342554_baff21.jpg)
Fred Düren
German Empire
Best movies:
Der Aufenthalt (1983)
I Survived Certain Death (1960)
Solo Sunny (1980)
Käthe Jöken-König
German Empire
Best movies:
Murderers Among Us (1946)
Der große König (1942)
Gorilla Gang (1968)