Bruno Ganz as Damiel

Solveig Dommartin as Marion

Otto Sander as Cassiel

Curt Bois as Homer

Peter Falk as The Filmstar

Hans Martin Stier as The Dying Man

Elmar Wilms as A Sad Man

Sigurd Rachman as The Suicide

Beatrice Manowski as Young Prostitute

Bruno Rosaz as The Clown

Laurent Petitgand as The Bandleader

Chick Ortega as The Drummer

Otto Kuhnle as The Juggler

Christoph Merg as The Juggler

Peter Werner as The Manager

Teresa Harder as In the Library - The Angel

Jürgen Heinrich as In the Old Apartments

Annelinde Gerstl as On the Highway

Mick Harvey as Crime and The City Solution / Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds

Nick Cave as Self - Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds

Blixa Bargeld as Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds

Susanne Vierkötter as In the Circus

Paul Busch as In the Circus

Karin Busch as In the Circus

Irene Moessinger as In the Circus

Franky as In the Circus - Last But Not Least

Daniela Nasimcova as In the Library - The Angel

Bernard Eisenschitz as In the Library - The Angel

Didier Flamand as In the Library - The Angel

Rolf Henke as In the Library - The Angel

Scott Kirby as In the Library - The Angel

Franck Glemin as In the Library - The Angel

Jerry Barrish as In the Bunker - The Director

Jeanette Pollak as In the Bunker - The Costume Designer

Christian Bartels as In the Bunker - The 'Hitler Youth'

David Crome as In the Bunker - The Assistant Director

Käthe Fürstenwerth as In the Bunker

Werner Schönrock as In the Bunker

Bernd Ramien as In the Bunker

Erika Rabau as In the Bunker

Silvia Blagojeva Itscherenska as In the Bunker

Sultan Meral as In the Bunker

Olivier Picot as In the Bunker

Jochen Gliscinsky as In the Bunker

Erich Schupke as In the Bunker

Margarete Hafner as In the Old Apartments

Oliver Herder as In the Old Apartments

Margitta Haberland as In the Old Apartments

Ralf Strathmann as In the Old Apartments

Walter Ratayszak as In the Old Apartments

Charlotte Oberberg as In the Old Apartments

Lubinka Kostic as In the Old Apartments

Gisela Westerboer as On the Highway

Andreas Valentin as On the Highway

Wolf-Dirk Vogeley as On the Highway

Ruth Rischke as On the Highway

Simon Bonney as Crime and The City Solution

Harry Howard as Crime and The City Solution

Rowland S. Howard as Crime and The City Solution

Thomas Wydler as Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds

Roland Wolf as Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds

Kid Congo Powers as Self

Denis Rodriguez as With the Children

Dieta von Aster as With the Children

Gustav Geisler as With the Children

Paul Geisler as With the Children

Lorenz Geisler as With the Children

Slađana Kostić as With the Children

Benedikt Schumann as With the Children

Nicolas Roth as With the Children

Marcus Stenzel as With the Children

Benjamin Ferchow as With the Children

Mario Meyer as With the Children

Mark Leuschner as With the Children

Tibor Dahlenburg as With the Children

Lia Harder as With the Children

Mascha Noak as With the Children

Vera Butzek as With the Children

Donald Behrendt as With the Children

Patric Kreuzer as

Simone Säger as

Gerdi Hofmann as

Ulrike Schirm as

Hans Marquardt as

Heimke Karl as

Klaus Mausolf as

Özyer Hüsinye as

Jean-Claude Lezin as

Thierry Noir as

Matthias Maaß as

Henry Luczkow as

Louis Cochet as Circus Spotlight Operator (uncredited)

Lina Otto as Girl in the Club (uncredited)

Johanna Penski as Flower Seller (uncredited)

Lajos Kovács as Marion's Coach