
A young man named Jürgen joins the military. As much as he tries to make a heroic career as a soldier in a rearmed West Germany, he fails utterly and ends up in a bizarre sanatorium.
Cast
Werner Enke
Jürgen
Hans Fries
Major

Birke Bruck
The Major's Wife

Christian Friedel
Beaty

Eric Pohlmann
Old General

Rainer Basedow
Jürgen's Brother
Änne Bruck
Jürgen's Mother

Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Soldier
E.O. Fuhrmann
Dr. B.
Ursula Barlen
Nurse Schanta
Ariane Calix
Lab Technician
Karl Meurer
Unknown
Wilhelm Meyer
Unknown
Al Lincoln
Unknown
Ulrich Liedtke
Unknown
Kasimir Esser
Unknown
Flory Jacobi
Unknown
H. H. Koester
Unknown
Eberhard Peiker
Unknown
Ulrich Folkmar
Unknown
Maria Reinhard
Unknown
Luigi Mailiero
Unknown
Crew
Franz-Josef Spieker
Director, Writer
Barbara Mondry
Editor
Wolfgang Fischer
Director of Photography
Dagmar Hirtz
Assistant Director
Walter Krüttner
Producer
Günther Naumann
Production Design
Ralph-Joachim Knoess
Assistant Camera
Elke Eschka-Wetterer
Costume Design
Krista Drack
Makeup Artist
Christian Schimpflug
Sound
Konrad Kundler
Foley Artist
Heinz Bauer
Foley Artist
Erich Ferstl
Original Music Composer
Bodo Schwope
Location Manager
Siegfried Hofbauer
Location Manager
Walter Gola
Property Master
Hans Fries
Production Manager
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