Part satire, part drama, this movie tells the story of Anton Paulisch (Herb Andress), who has been living and working as an actor in Rome. When he hears that his mother is mortally ill, he returns to Munich to be at her bedside, but doesn't quite make it. He and sister Astrid (Elke Haltaufderheide) rediscover their friendship, though, as they go through a number of crises. Meanwhile, Anton makes an effort to find work in Munich, and runs headlong into the silliness and pretensions of the "New German Cinema" movement.

Jochen Busse
as Berens

Andrea Rau
as Evi

Herbert Fux
as Kameramann

Wolfgang Lukschy
as Hehler

Herb Andress
as Anton Paulisch/Andy Pauls

Elke Haltaufderheide
as Astrid Paulisch

Trude Breitschopf
as Kundin

Tonio von der Meden
as Mechaniker im Werbefilm

Klaus Münster
as Mann am Bahnhof

Michael Gempart
as