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)