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.

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Cast

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

Herta Konrad

Ms. Hummel

Hans Unterkircher

Chess Player