Karl Bockerer is a Viennese original. He survives the ‘great times’ – to his own dismay his birthday is on the same day as the one of the “Führer” – by pretending to be more stupid than he really is, and uncovers, over and over again, the hypocrisy and the uptightness of the epic nonsense in his milieu by means of real and phony naivety. Where Schweijk made a mockery of the ruling system by being a presumptive follower, the Viennese butcher strives against the tide. And he is not alone, has family and friends. His personal braveness protects him neither from the rebellion in his own house, nor from the horrors of total war…
Cast
Fritz Muliar
Karl Bockerer
Marianne Gerzner
Sabine, seine Frau
Heinz Trixner
Hans, beider Sohn
Hans Olden
Hatzinger, pensionierter Postoffizial
Carl Merz
Dr. Rosenblatt, Rechtsanwalt
Franz Böheim
Rayoninspektor Guritsch
Johann Sklenka
Hermann, Eisenbahner
Paula Nefzger
Frau vom Hermann
Walter Kohut
Ferdinand Gstettner, SS-Mann
Walter Schirlitz
Dr. von Lamm
Herta Martin
Mizzi Haberl
Walter Varndal
Dr. Galleitner, Philosoph
Günther Haenel
Knabe, Uhrmacher
Heinrich Trimbur
Alois Selchgruber
Mario Kranz
Wastl, Weinwirt
Peter Gerhard
Erster Berliner Parteigenosse
Curt Eilers
Zweiter Berliner Parteigenosse
Michael Tellering
Dritter Berliner Parteigenosse
Otto Schmöle
Vierter Berliner Parteigenosse
Peter Wehle
Herr Blau
Lotte Neumeyer
Frau Blau
Herbert Kersten
Erster Unauffälliger
Helmut Kolar
Zweiter Unauffälliger
Hans Habietinek
Anderer Unauffälliger
Manfred Inger
Reisender aus Prag
Maria Gabler
Frau Klobassa, Hausmeisterin
Rosemarie Strahal
Erster Backfisch
Christa Kunz
Zweiter Backfisch
Anton Duschek
Erster Gemeiner
Wolfgang Litschauer
Zweiter Gemeiner
Josef Hurka
Ein alter Stehgeiger
Anton Rudolph
Ein Kaffeehauskellner
Josef Gmeinder
Volkssturmmann
Auguste Ripper
Kleinbürgerin
Florl Leitnere
Erster Blaubemützter
Bernd Hall
Zweiter Blaubemützter
Franz Pokorny
Zeitungsverkäufer
Crew
Michael Kehlmann
Director
Ulrich Becher
Writer
Peter Preses
Writer
Walter Sihorsch
Editor
Edith Sokele
Assistant Director
Erich Neuberg
Producer
Geza Metyko
Production Assistant
Walter Dörfler
Production Design
Klaus Matzka
Camera Operator
Peter Jasicek
Camera Operator
Ernst Huber
Camera Operator
Gerhard Wanderer
Camera Operator
Edith Almoslino
Costumer
Albert Ecker
Makeup Artist
Josefa Windisch
Makeup Artist
Arnold Mausser
Sound
Willy Süß
Lighting Design
Gerhard Bronner
Music
Harald Vostrovsky
Technical Supervisor
Herta Schmid
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