A young man named Jürgen joins the military. As much as he tries to make a heroic career as a soldier in a rearmed West Germany, he fails utterly and ends up in a bizarre sanatorium.
Werner Enke
Jürgen
Hans Fries
Major
Birke Bruck
The Major's Wife
Christian Friedel
Beaty
Eric Pohlmann
Old General
Rainer Basedow
Jürgen's Brother
Änne Bruck
Jürgen's Mother
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Soldier
