95 minutes
9/24/1976
A commercial artist with a lisp chooses silence, unexpectedly propelling his career. His perceived innovation leads to rapid advancement in an ad agency. Mueller-Stahl shines in this biting critique of East German workplace culture.
Armin Mueller-Stahl
as Wolfgang Schmidt
Helga Sasse
as Cilly
Erik S. Klein
as Siegfried Huster
Helga Göring
as Kollegin Kühn
Herbert Köfer
as Dietmar Freiherr von Fredersdorff-Lützenheim
Eva-Maria Hagen
as Helene
Edwin Marian
as Bernie
Traute Sense
as Frau
Horst Papke
as Mann
Horst Rehberg
as Mann
Norbert Christian
as Psychiater
Winfried Glatzeder
as Dr. Jonas
Eberhard Cohrs
as Eberhard Kurz
Jürgen Zartmann
as Oberwachmeister Schwankauz
Lutz Stückrath
as Bleurop Mitarbeiter
Brigitte Krause
as Kritikerin
Erich Mirek
as Leiter der Kommission
Barbara Adolph
as Außenhändler
Reinhard Lakomy
as Sänger
Günter Schubert
as Ingenieur
Hans-Joachim Hanisch
as Reporter
Werner Godemann
as Raucher
Carl Heinz Choynski
as Nichtraucher
Werner Lierck
as Fahrer
Stefan Lisewski
as Texaner
Hans Knötzsch
as Händler
Willi Neuenhahn
as Feuerwehrmann
Gisbert-Peter Terhorst
as Ingenieur