Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Police Lieutenant Jansen

Günther Kaufmann

Anton

Arnold Marquis

Police President

Richy Müller

Nephew

Brigitte Mira

Personnel Director

Nicole Heesters

Barbara

Franco Nero

Weiss

Hans Wyprächtiger

Zerling

Frank Ripploh

Gangster

Hans-Eckart Eckhardt

Cop

Christoph Baumann

Detective

Richard Nixon

Self (voice) (archive footage)

Neil Armstrong

Self (voice) (archive footage)