"A family who lives in the Swiss Alpes at the end of the 1920s is abused by a tyrannical drunkard."
Mario Adorf
as Jonas Lauretz
Milena Vukotić
as Sophie Lauretz
Maruschka Detmers
as Silvie Lauretz
Sissy Höfferer
as Hanna Lauretz
Dominique Pinon
as Niklaus Lauretz
Juraj Kukura
as Andreas von Richenau
Hans Christian Blech
as Maler Lauters
Fritz Eckhardt
as Kreispräsident Bonatsch
Bruno Dallansky
as Schmid
Hanno Pöschl
as Wirt
Bert Fortell
as Lehmann
Dieter Schidor
as Dr.Arenberg
Tom Toelle
Director
Ennio Morricone
Original Music Composer
Igor Luther
Director of Photography
Kurt J. Mrkwicka
Producer
Marie Homolkova
Editor
John Knittel
Novel
Thomas Schühly
Sabine Schroth
Casting
Rolf Engler
Production Design
Peter Manhardt
Kathrin Brunner
Set Decoration
Edith Almoslino
Costume Design
Barbara Baum
Martina Angeletti
Makeup Artist
Günther Kulier
Ingrid Skorpik
Adolf Uhrmacher
Peter Kellerhals
Sound
Jörg Graser
Writer