Overview
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…
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Fritz Muliar
Karl Bockerer
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Marianne Gerzner
Sabine, seine Frau
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Heinz Trixner
Hans, beider Sohn
Hans Olden
Hatzinger, pensionierter Postoffizial
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Carl Merz
Dr. Rosenblatt, Rechtsanwalt
Franz Böheim
Rayoninspektor Guritsch
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Johann Sklenka
Hermann, Eisenbahner
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Paula Nefzger
Frau vom Hermann
Walter Kohut
Ferdinand Gstettner, SS-Mann
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Walter Schirlitz
Dr. von Lamm
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Herta Martin
Mizzi Haberl
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Walter Varndal
Dr. Galleitner, Philosoph
