
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