Characters played by Michael König
Hans Boehm
Characters played by Hanna Schygulla
Johanna
Characters played by Margit Carstensen
Magarethe
Characters played by Michael Gordon
Antonio
Characters played by Günther Kaufmann
Leader of the farmers
Characters played by Kurt Raab
Bishop
Characters played by Franz Maron
Magarethe's husband
Characters played by Walter Sedlmayr
Priest
Characters played by Karl Scheydt
Niklashausen citizen
Characters played by Chris Karrer
Self
Characters played by Hanna Köhler
Sängerin
Characters played by Peter Leopold
Self
Characters played by Falk Rogner
Self
Characters played by John Weinzierl
Self
Characters played by Peter Berling
Executioner
Characters played by Ingrid Caven
(uncredited)
Characters played by Carla Egerer
(uncredited)
Characters played by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Black Monk
Characters played by Michael Fengler
Farmer
Characters played by Sigi Graue
Farmer
Characters played by Magdalena Montezuma
Penthesilea
Characters played by Peer Raben
Monsignor
Characters played by Guenther Rupp
Bishop's advisor
Characters played by Elga Sorbas
(uncredited)
Characters played by Ursula Strätz
(uncredited)