title: The Smooth Career
text: # The Smooth Career
  
  The Smooth Career (German: Der sanfte Lauf) is a 1967 West German drama film directed by Haro Senft and starring Bruno Ganz, Verena Buss and Wolfgang Büttner.
  
  ## Cast
  
  * Bruno Ganz as Bernhard Kral
  * Verena Buss [de] as Johanna Benedikt
  * Wolfgang Büttner as Richard Benedikt
  * Lia Eibenschütz as Gertrud Benedikt
  * Hans Putz as Wolf Kamper
  * Dany Mann as Susanne Kamper
  * Jan Kačer as Stefan
  * Nina Divíšková as Věra
  * Vladimír Hlavatý as Prof. König
  * Peter Höfer as Alfred Reichert
  * Rolf Ederer as Direktor Burckhardt
  * Ralf Gregan as Joe Vielhaber
  * Lutz Hochstraate as Klaus
  