

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.
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