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…
as Karl Bockerer
as Sabine, seine Frau
as Hans, beider Sohn
as Hatzinger, pensionierter Postoffizial
as Dr. Rosenblatt, Rechtsanwalt
as Rayoninspektor Guritsch
as Hermann, Eisenbahner
as Frau vom Hermann
as Ferdinand Gstettner, SS-Mann
as Dr. von Lamm
as Mizzi Haberl
as Dr. Galleitner, Philosoph
as Knabe, Uhrmacher
as Alois Selchgruber
as Wastl, Weinwirt
as Erster Berliner Parteigenosse
as Zweiter Berliner Parteigenosse
as Dritter Berliner Parteigenosse
as Vierter Berliner Parteigenosse
as Herr Blau
as Frau Blau
as Erster Unauffälliger
as Zweiter Unauffälliger
as Anderer Unauffälliger
as Reisender aus Prag
as Frau Klobassa, Hausmeisterin
as Erster Backfisch
as Zweiter Backfisch
as Erster Gemeiner
as Zweiter Gemeiner
as Ein alter Stehgeiger
as Ein Kaffeehauskellner
as Volkssturmmann
as Kleinbürgerin
as Erster Blaubemützter
as Zweiter Blaubemützter
as Zeitungsverkäufer
