Peter Palitzsch Director, Screenwriter Manfred Weckwerth Director, Screenwriter Helene Weigel Mutter Courage Actor Angelika Hurwicz Kattrin Actor Ekkehard Schall Eilif Actor Heinz Schubert Schweizerkas Actor Gerhard Bienert Feldwebel Actor Ernst Busch Koch Actor Norbert Christian Feldhauptmann Actor Wolf Kaiser Feldprediger Actor Regine Lutz Yvette Pottier Actor Willi Schwabe Werber Actor Harry Gillmann Zeugmeister Actor Peter Kalisch Einäugiger Actor Erik S. Klein Zweiter Feldwebel Actor Wolf von Beneckendorff Obrist Actor Paul Dessau Original Music Harry Bremer Cinematographer Ella Ensink Film Editing Heinrich Kilger Art Director, Costume Design Erich Kulicke Art Director