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)