Dramatic life of Gustav "Bubi" Scholz, who rose from post-war obscurity and a background in black market dealings to become a celebrated European boxing champion in the late 1940s. Charismatic and widely admired, he quickly became a national icon. But as the spotlight fades and his victories grow distant, Scholz’s personal life begins to unravel, leading him into a downward spiral of addiction and emotional turmoil.
                                    Benno Fürmann
Gustav 'Bubi' Scholz - jung
                                    Götz George
Gustav 'Bubi' Scholz - alt
                                    Nicolette Krebitz
Helga Scholz - jung
                                    Angela Winkler
Helga Scholz - alt
                                    Dietmar Mues
Klaus Eckleben - alt
                                    Alexandra Maria Lara
Renate - jung
                                    Elisabeth Trissenaar
Renate - alt
                                    Horst Krause
Fritz Gretzschel, Trainer
                                    Michael Gwisdek
Lado Taubeneck, Manager
                                    Harald Juhnke
er selbst
                                    Hanns Zischler
Otto Grimm
                                    Rainer Basedow
Boxpromoter
                                    Axel Pape
                                    Heinrich Giskes
Abgeordneter
                                    Katharina Meinecke
Dr. Kranz, Psychologin
                                    Christiane Ziehl
                                    Wotan Wilke Möhring
(as Wotan Wilke)
                                    Dorothea Walda
                                    Volker Risch
                                    Tyron Ricketts
                                    Eckhard Preuß
                                    Peter Prager
                                    Hildegard Kuhlenberg
                                    Ralph Herforth
Häftling Ramm
                                    Alexander Grill
                                    Barbara Focke
Frau Druck, Helga's Mutter
                                    Paul Faßnacht
                                    Anna Böttcher
                                    Thomas Anzenhofer
                                    Heinrich Schmieder
Klaus Eckleben - jung