The supremely world-weary Lemmy Caution, last seen in Godard's "Alphaville" (France/1965), has several strange encounters while trying to make his way from the former East Germany to "the west."
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Eddie ConstantineLemmy Caution | Lemmy Caution |
 Hanns ZischlerCount Zelten | Count Zelten |
 Claudia MichelsenCharlotte Kestner / Dora | Charlotte Kestner / Dora |
 André S. LabartheNarrator | Narrator |
 Nathalie KademDelphine de Staël | Delphine de Staël |
| RRobert WittmersDon Quixote | Don Quixote |
| KKim KashkashianMusician | Musician |
| AAnton MossineDimitri | Dimitri |
| HHeinz PrzbylskiNot listed | Not listed |
| KKerstin BoosNot listed | Not listed |
| HH.J. JurgenNot listed | Not listed |
| UUwe GrzechowskiNot listed | Not listed |
| JJochen GliscinskyNot listed | Not listed |
| IIva SvarcováNot listed | Not listed |
| EElfi GäbelNot listed | Not listed |
 Adolf HitlerSelf (archive footage) (uncredited) | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
 Joseph StalinSelf (archive footage) (uncredited) | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |