"World-famous geneticist Professor Hülsenbeck is a man of integrity who refuses to mix science and political gain. When his findings are being used to harm humanity, he immigrates to the USA in 1933 in protest against Nazi racial politics."
Armin Mueller-Stahl
as Dr. Brock
Katja Paryla
as Vera Brock
Viktor Avdyushko
as Slatkow
Galina Polskikh
as Walja Slatkowa
Norbert Christian
as Professor Hülsenbeck
Mathilde Danegger
as Clara Hülsenbeck
Valeria Marian
as Kari
Fred Delmare
as Professor Bergmann
Daniela Golz
as Baby
Werner Ehrlicher
as Werner Bengsdorf
Ursula Am-Ende
as Gerti Bengsdorf
Harald Hauser
as Rice
Frank Beyer
as Parker
Günter Drescher
as Taxichaffeur
Tamara Sovchi
as Braut
Kurt Maetzig
Director
Werner Bergmann
Director of Photography
Jürgen Brauer
Christiane Dorst
Costume Design
Brigitte Krex
Editor
Karl-Ernst Sasse
Original Music Composer
Heike Bauersfeld
Production Design
Ingeborg Pfenniger
Makeup Artist
Hans-Günter Schulz
Helfried Schreiter
Writer
Hans-Albert Pederzani