A commercial artist with a lisp chooses silence, unexpectedly propelling his career. His perceived innovation leads to rapid advancement in an ad agency. Mueller-Stahl shines in this biting critique of East German workplace culture.
Cast
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Wolfgang Schmidt
Helga Sasse
Cilly
Erik S. Klein
Siegfried Huster
Helga Göring
Kollegin Kühn
Herbert Köfer
Dietmar Freiherr von Fredersdorff-Lützenheim
Eva-Maria Hagen
Helene
Edwin Marian
Bernie
Traute Sense
Frau
Horst Papke
Mann
Horst Rehberg
Mann
Norbert Christian
Psychiater
Winfried Glatzeder
Dr. Jonas
Eberhard Cohrs
Eberhard Kurz
Jürgen Zartmann
Oberwachmeister Schwankauz
Lutz Stückrath
Bleurop Mitarbeiter
Brigitte Krause
Kritikerin
Erich Mirek
Leiter der Kommission
Barbara Adolph
Außenhändler
Reinhard Lakomy
Sänger
Günter Schubert
Ingenieur
Hans-Joachim Hanisch
Reporter
Werner Godemann
Raucher
Carl Heinz Choynski
Nichtraucher
Werner Lierck
Fahrer
Stefan Lisewski
Texaner
Hans Knötzsch
Händler
Willi Neuenhahn
Feuerwehrmann
Gisbert-Peter Terhorst
Ingenieur
Crew
Günter Reisch
Director, Screenplay
Kurt Belicke
Screenplay
Monika Schindler
Editor
Günter Haubold
Director of Photography
Georgi Kissimov
Assistant Director
Dirk Jungnickel
Assistant Director
Harry Leupold
Production Design
Werner Bergemann
Costume Design
Margarete Walther
Makeup Artist
Bernd Jaeschke
Makeup Artist
Irmgard Lippmann
Makeup Artist
Reinhard Lakomy
Original Music Composer
Gabriele Herzog
Creative Producer
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