Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Police Lieutenant Jansen
Günther Kaufmann
Anton
Arnold Marquis
Police President
Richy Müller
Nephew
Brigitte Mira
Personnel Director
Nicole Heesters
Barbara
Franco Nero
Weiss
Hans Wyprächtiger
Zerling
Frank Ripploh
Gangster
Hans-Eckart Eckhardt
Cop
Christoph Baumann
Detective
Richard Nixon
Self (voice) (archive footage)
Neil Armstrong
Self (voice) (archive footage)
Boy Gobert
CEO
Jörg Holm
Vice President
Petra Jokisch
Elena Farr
Andreas Mannkopff
Wechselschichtregisseur
Ute Koska
Doctor
Juliane Lorenz
Nurse
Christel Harthaus
Cop
Michael Chevalier
Weiss (voice)
Traudel Haas
Elena Farr (voice)