Baal is an amoral poetic genius who, after a life of debauchery, betrayal and violence, is about to cut his ties to the world and meet his doom. A high society party is where the end begins.

David Bowie
as Baal

Jonathan Kent
as Eckart

Zoë Wanamaker
as Sophie

Juliet Hammond-Hill
as Emilie

Tracey Childs
as Johanna

Julian Wadham
as Johannes

Robert Austin
as Mech

Russell Wootton
as Pillar

Polly James
as Soubrette

Hugh Walters
as Pianist