• 
  Margarethe von Trotta

  regizor

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  Eva Mattes

  Barbara
• 
  Otto Sander

  Professor Lorenz
• 
  Monika Hansen

  Sophie's Mother
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  August Zirner

  Konrad
• 
  Hark Bohm

  Mueller
• 
  Jean-Yves Gautier

  Gerard
• 
  Meret Becker

  Young Sophie

• 
  Udo Kroschwald

  Young Mueller
• 
  Frank Lienert
• 
  Thomas Lawincky
• 
  Corinna Harfouch

  Sophie
• 
  Pierre Besson (I)

  Harald I
• 
  Ruth Glöss

  Konrad's grandmother
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  Christian Herschmann

  Alexander (12 years)

• 
  Hans Kremer

  Harald II
• 
  Ulrike Krumbiegel

  Elisabeth
• 
  Dieter Mann

  Konrad's Father
• 
  Joerg Meister

  Alexander - 20 years (as Jörg Meister)
• 
  Susanne Ugé

  Barbara I
• 
  Simone von Zglinicki

  Konrad's mother (as Simone von Zglienicki)
• 
  Anian Zollner

  Konrad I

• 
  Sabine Schroth

  casting director
• 
  Jürgen Knieper

  departament sunet
• 
  Eberhard Junkersdorf

  producător
• 
  Martin Martinec

  design de producţie
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  Margarethe von Trotta

  scriitor
• 
  Felice Laudadio

  scriitor