Ober zahlen

Ober zahlen

1957 · 95 min · ★ 6.5 · Comedy

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.

Directed by E.W. Emo · Written by Hugo Wiener

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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

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