Stellan Skarsgård as Fritiof Schütt

Jesper Salén as Roland Schütt

Basia Frydman as Zipa Schütt

Niclas Olund as Bertil Schütt

Ernst-Hugo Järegård as Teacher Lundin

Reine Brynolfsson as Hinke Bergegren

Frida Hallgren as Margit

Axel Düberg as Inspector Gissle

Ing-Marie Carlsson as Karin Adamsson

Ernst Günther as Principal

Roland Hedlund as School janitor

Tomas Norström as Boxing Trainer

Heinz Hopf as Shoe salesman

Margreth Weivers as Kopowski's assistent

Carl Magnus Dellow as Police officer

Rolf Lassgård as Prisoner

Peter Viitanen as Nils

Viktor Friberg as Andersson

Kenneth Söderman as Teacher at Skrubba

Kalle Stridbeck as boy

Martin Oldelius as boy

Christian Vaara as boy

Staffan Björk as boy

Andreas Siegers as boy

Fredrik Ådén as Little boy

Anna Carlsten as Woman in the street

Linnéa Roxeheim as Little Girl (uncredited)