Jürgen Prochnow as Captain Lieutenant 'Der Alte'

Herbert Grönemeyer as Lieutenant Werner

Klaus Wennemann as Chief Engineer

Hubertus Bengsch as First Watch Officer

Martin Semmelrogge as Second Watch Officer

Bernd Tauber as Kriechbaum

Erwin Leder as Johann 'Das Gespenst'

Martin May as Ullmann

Heinz Hoenig as Hinrich

Uwe Ochsenknecht as Chief Bosun

Claude-Oliver Rudolph as Ario

Jan Fedder as Pilgrim

Rita Cadillac as Monique

Ralf Richter as Frenssen

Joachim Bernhard as Preacher

Oliver Stritzel as Schwalle

Konrad Becker as Bockstiegel

Lutz Schnell as Dufte

Martin Hemme as Brückenwilli

Otto Sander as Phillip Thomsen

Günter Lamprecht as Weser Captain

Thomas Boxhammer as

Roger Barth as

Günther Franke as Weser First Officer

Christian Bendomir as

Norbert Gronwald as

Albert Kraml as

Jean-Claude Hoffmann as Benjamin

Peter Pathenis as

Arno Kral as Hagen

Christian Seipolt as

Helmut Neumeier as Schmutt

Ferdinand Schaal as

Wilhelm Pietsch as Franz

Rolf Weber as

Dirk Salomon as Markus

Lothar Zajicek as

Sky du Mont as Weser Officer (uncredited)

Ulrich Günther as Merkel (uncredited)

Edwige Pierre as Nadine (uncredited)

Maryline Moulard as Françoise (uncredited)

Günter Spörrle as Seewald (uncredited)