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Tobias Kratzer
Director
Elena Tsallagova
Donna Clara, Infanta of Spain
Emily Magee
Ghita, her attendant
David Butt Philip
Der Zwerg
Mick Morris Mehnert
Der Zwerg (actor)
Philipp Jekal
Don Estoban, the chamberlain
Flurina Stucki
Maid
Amber Fasquelle
Maid
Maliu Vaahtoluoto
Maid
So Young Park
Companion
Kristina Häger
Companion
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