Overview

Vienna, 1947. Bockerer and his wife Binerl have survived the war, though his butcher's shop was destroyed by bombs. Karl Bockerer opens up a new establishment in the center of the city. Post-war Vienna is divided into four zones in which the Allies run things and ensure that law and order prevails. This is the story of two lovers: Gustl, just returned form a POW camp, and the Russian interpreter Elena. Bockerer becomes the patron of their love. Elena's father was executed by Stalin, and the only way she can escape a similar fate is to marry an Austrian. Bockerer "buys" a husband for Elena and, full of tricks as ever, he succeeds in pulling the wool over the Russian occupier's eyes.

Top Cast

Karl Merkatz

Karl Bockerer

Caroline Vasicek

Elena Kolotschewa

Alexander Wussow

Gustl Bühringer

Ida Krottendorf

Sabine (Binerl) Bockerer

Heinz Petters

Franz Hatzinger

Michael Schottenberg

Gstettner

Heinz Marecek

Sg. Dr. Rosenblatt

Marianne Nentwich

Anna Hermann

Heinrich Schweiger

Major Franz Nowotny

Dolores Schmidinger

Mitzi Haberl ("Marilyn")

Thaddäus Podgorski

Pfalzner

Ludwig Hirsch

Franz Navratil