Götz George – Hermann Willié (journalist; fictional equivalent of Gerd Heidemann)
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The title is a bow to Charlie Chaplin's classic The Great Dictator, in which the Führer repeatedly uses "Schtonk!" as an expression of disgust – the word has no meaning in German but resembles Stunk (pronounced as shtoonk), a colloquial expression for a scuffle or altercation.
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Christiane Hörbiger – Freya von Hepp (Hermann Göring's grand niece, Willié's/Heidemann's noble girl friend)