| Mario Adorf | Alfred Matzerath |
| Angela Winkler | Agnes Matzerath |
| David Bennent | Oskar Matzerath |
| Katharina Thalbach | Maria Matzerath |
| Daniel Olbrychski | Jan Bronski |
| Tina Engel | Anna Koljaiczek |
| Berta Drews | Anna Koljaiczek |
| Roland Teubner | Joseph Koljaiczek |
| Tadeusz Kunikowski | Uncle Vinzenz |
| Andréa Ferréol | Lina Greff |
| Heinz Bennent | Greff |
| Ilse Pagé | Gretchen Scheffler |
| Werner Rehm | Scheffler |
| Käte Jaenicke | Mother Truczinski |
| Helmut Brasch | Old Heilandt |
| Otto Sander | Musician Meyn |
| Wigand Witting | Herbert Truczinski |
| Mariella Oliveri | Roswitha Raguna |
| Fritz Hakl | Bebra |
| Emil Feist | Clown #1 |
| Director | Volker Schlöndorff |
| Producer | Anatole Dauman; Eberhard Junkersdorf; Franz Seitz |
| Writer | Jean-Claude Carrière; Günter Grass; Mario Adorf; Angela Winkler; David Bennent |
| Edition Details | |
| Region | Region 1 |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes | 1 |