At the centre of Peter Patzak's existentialist film noir stands the hopeless struggle against the arms mafia in Czechoslovakia and its connections with Austria after the fall of the iron curtain.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Michael YorkPaul Grumbach | Paul Grumbach |
 Iris BerbenZdenka | Zdenka |
 Ernst SchröderMelkovic | Melkovic |
 Karim Allaouithe man in the pinstripe suit | the man in the pinstripe suit |
 Jed Curtisthe American | the American |
 Zdeněk PodhůrskýKarel | Karel |
| DDušan Lencithe thin man | the thin man |
 Marián ZednikovičNot listed | Not listed |
 Jaroslav FilipNot listed | Not listed |
 Josef NedorostNot listed | Not listed |
| TTomáš ŽilinčíkNot listed | Not listed |
| TTeodor PiovarčiNot listed | Not listed |
 Ivo GogálNot listed | Not listed |
 Michal MončekNot listed | Not listed |
| DDušan LenciNot listed | Not listed |
 Ladislav KonrádNot listed | Not listed |
 Katarína KolajováNot listed | Not listed |