

In this film, Wolf and scriptwriter Wolfgang Kohlhaase explore the role of art and the artist in socialist society. A sculptor questions the reception and value of his work, in a delicately nuanced narrative interweaving personal memories, historical dilemmas, and political defeats.

Kurt Böwe
Kemmel

Ursula Karusseit
Gisi Kemmel

Martin Trettau
Hannes

Marga Legal
Referentin
Elsa Grube-Deister
LPG-Vorsitzende

Katharina Thalbach
Frau des Soldaten

Ursula Werner
Angela

Reimar Johannes Baur
Igor Klippfisch

Matti Geschonneck
Soldat

Rolf Hoppe
Tautz

Günter Schubert
Maurer

Jaecki Schwarz
Fiete

Gerhard Bienert
Wilhelm

Ute Lubosch
Regine

Vera Oelschlegel
Fräulein Fritze

Erika Pelikowsky
Tante Marie

Dieter Mann
Bauarbeiter

Dieter Montag
Vertrauensmann
Günter Rüger
Leipziger
Konrad Wolf
Konrad Wolf, Wolfgang Kohlhaase
Released