"East Germany, late 1970s. At an East Berlin clinic reserved for high-ranking officials, two men meet who have only one thing in common: both suffer from heart disease and are terminally ill."
Curd Jürgens
as Hans Collin
Hans Christian Blech
as Wilhelm Urack
Thekla Carola Wied
as Christine Roth
Armin Mueller-Stahl
as Andreas Roth
Manfred Inger
as Dr. Pollak
Margot Werner
as Nine Collin
Tilli Breidenbach
as Röschen Urack
Peter Kuiper
as Prof. Gerlinger
Hannes Messemer
as Havelke
Werner Stocker
as Peter Urack
Charlie Rinn
as Wiedröcker
Edith Krüger
as Schwester Gundula
Christian Schneller
as Dr. Lommel
Ullrich Tesche
as 3. Arzt
Wolfgang Hinze
as Bergmann
Peter Schulze-Rohr
Director
Klaus Poche
Screenplay
Friedrich Scholz
Original Music Composer
Charly Steinberger
Director of Photography
Renate Hofer
Set Designer
Karl Wägele
Stefan Heym
Novel