Overview
Vienna, 1957: Head waiters Gustav (Paul Hörbiger) and Franz (Hans Moser) are working for the stinted Cafétier Panigl and are close friiends despite of their different characters. Franz is happily married and a good family father, Gustav, a relaxed charmer, is living a calm single life. Overnight both of them become jobless, because Panigl decided to sell his Café which was not successful anymore. Right in this moment, Franz' brother is sending 20.000 Dollar from USA. Money, he once peculated and now wants to pay back.. Gustav and Franz are buying half of the Café for each from the unexpected money. One half they develop as the modern Musicbox-Espresso «Pinguin», the other half as a traditional old style Vienna Café . Misunderstandings between guests and generations are inevitable and stretch the long term friendship of the two waiters.
Production
Österreichische Film GmbH (ÖFA) · Schönbrunn-Film
Cast & Characters
Hans Moser
Franz Maxenberger
Paul Hörbiger
Gustav Prebichl
Mady Rahl
Frieda Lempke
Michael Cramer
Kurt Melzer
Lucie Englisch
Marie Maxenberger
Rudolf Carl
Panigl
Wolfgang Jansen
Fritz Lempke
Fritz Muliar
Oswald Melzer
Sabine Hahn
Mitzi Maxenberger
Lotte Ledl
Mali
Karin Himboldt
Susi
Herta Konrad
Ms. Hummel
Directors & Crew
E.W. Emo
Director
August Rieger
Writer
Hugo Wiener
Writer
Alfred Lehr
Producer
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