Dieter Prochnow
Gunter Wallraff is a journalist seeking to expose the unethical journalism practiced by The Standard, a very popular and powerful German newspaper. He goes undercover, using forged identity papers and at great personal risk, to join their staff. Once there, he sees how they don't just report the news, but manufacture it to suit the personal political agenda of the paper's leaders.
Four teenagers in the German Ruhr region try to succeed as a rock band in 1966. A girl tries to join them as a singer but is rejected by them.
Birgit tries to be a good housewife, but she and her boyfriend are threatened by a group of gangsters.
Garibaldus lives in the family inherited castle, but with the finances he has problems. To solve their financial problems, he wants to marry his son to a rich girl.
A journalist collects information about prostitution. He stumbles upon an underground organization called Eden Boys and a serial killer.
