Vienna, 1956. Viennese butcher Karl Bockerer goes to Hungary to buy meat. Along with his foster son and grandchild, he is caught up in the turmoil of the Hungarian revolt against the Soviet occupiers. With some luck and a great deal of cunning, Bockerer and his family manage to escape, but the Austrian border is closed - except for the bridge to Andau...
as Karl Bockerer
as Gustl Bühringer
as Elena Bühringer
as Oberst Novotny
as Hatzinger
as Anna Hermann
as Mitzi Haberl
as Pfalzner
as Rosenblatt
as Hauptmann Assinger