| Cast list |
| Iris Berben | as | Bertha Krupp |
| Johannes Allmayer | as | Berthold (24-44 Jahre) |
| Barbara Auer | as | Margarethe Krupp |
| Heino Ferch | as | Gustav Krupp (47-51 Jahre) |
| Dorothea Förtsch | as | Irmgard (25-45 Jahre) |
| Norbert Gisder | as | Berthold (Child) |
| Max Goppelt | as | Paul |
| Walter Hötte | as | Direktor |
| Fritz Karl | as | Fritz Krupp |
| Nikolai Kinski | as | Arndt von Bohlen |
| Valerie Koch | as | Bertha Krupp (15-34 Jahre) |
| Jochen Kretschmer | as | |
| Johanna Kroll | as | Waltraud |
| Andreas Kucklick | as | Direktor |
| Sunnyi Melles | as | Barbara Krupp (56-70 Jahre) |
| Barnaby Metschurat | as | Harald (21-41 Jahre) |
| Klaus Nierhoff | as | Stahlarbeiter |
| Klaus Ofczarek | as | Tilo von Wilmowsky (65-79 Jahre) |
| Nicholas Ofczarek | as | Tilo von Wilmowsky (23-39 Jahre) |
| Ole Puppe | as | Felix von Ende |
| Johannes Rapp | as | Direktor |
| Emil Reinke | as | Eckbert |
| Jürgen Rißmann | as | Major Domus |
| Benjamin Sadler | as | Alfried (25-60 Jahre) |
| Michael Schenk | as | Kaiser Wilhelm II. |
| Franziska Schlattner | as | Dienstmädchen Anna |
| Karoline Schuch | as | Waltraut (17-47 Jahre) |
| Thomas Thieme | as | Gustav Krupp (62-75 Jahre) |
| Nele Trebs | as | Irmgard Krupp (5-8 Jahre) |
| Theo Trebs | as | Alfried Krupp (10-13 Jahre) |
| Trinli Visser | as | Harald (4 Jahre) |
| Nicolay Weller | as | 1. Offizier |
| Marie Zielcke | as | Barbara Krupp (14-33 Jahre) |
