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.
Directed by Franz Antel
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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
Walter Langer
Priester

Erich Padalewski
Vorsitzender der Entnazifizierungskommssion
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