Maximilian Schell
(The Filmmaker)
Christopher Chaplin
(Franz Kafka)
Christian Thuri
(David Hilsner)
Miloš Kopecký
(Rabbi Löw)
Vlastimil Brodský
(Löbl)
Antonia Miklíková
(Esther)
Daniel Margolius
(Simon)
Milan Šimáček
Ludvík Pozník
Oto Ševčík
(SS man Günther)
Viktor Feuerlicht
Ladislav Blum
Karel Berman
Jiří Krejčík
(Public prosecutor)
Jana Dolanská
(Milena Jesenska)
Vida Neuwirthová
(Grete Bloch)
Klára Jirsáková
(Felice Bauer)
Dita Bochnickova
(Dora Diamant)
Martin Huba
(Max Brod)
Jiří Adamíra
(The Filmmaker (voice))
Ondřej Vetchý
(Franz Kafka (voice))