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...
Karl Merkatz
as Karl Bockerer
Alexander Wussow
as Gustl Bühringer
Caroline Vasicek
as Elena Bühringer
Heinrich Schweiger
as Oberst Novotny
Heinz Petters
as Hatzinger
Marianne Nentwich
as Anna Hermann
Dolores Schmidinger
as Mitzi Haberl
Erich Padalewski
as
Thaddäus Podgorski
as Pfalzner
Heinz Marecek
as Rosenblatt
Adi Hirschal
as Hauptmann Assinger
