Set within a Viennese apartment block, this affectionate Austrian comedy makes fun of the strange habits of the famed city's residents. The building is located in a middle-class area and has residents from many age groups and walks of life. Many of the tenants are much older, but there are also a few children about. In one apartment lives a large group of Polish construction workers, while a Yugoslavian woman and her huge family attempt to survive in their tiny flat. The episodic story of the lives of these and other tenants is framed by a visit from a civil servant from the Office of Statistics.
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Robert Meyer
Alfred Navratil
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Bibiana Zeller
Frau Gerhartl
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Nikolaus Paryla
Roland Wanecek
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Wolfgang Böck
Ernstl Freitag
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Wolf Bachofner
Ferdinand Haslinger
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Brigitte Kren
Rosi Freitag
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Branko Samarovski
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Maresa Hörbiger
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Elisabeth Stiepl
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Dunja Sowinetz
Fräulein Dorli
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Josef Hendrichs
Onkel Wanecek
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Antal Zwokic
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Michael Glawogger Director · Barbara Zuber Writer Jiří Štíbr Cinematographer
First release January 1, 1995 · Produced in Austria · Production Dor Film Produktionsgesellschaft GmbH
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Dor Film
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Dor Film Produktionsgesellschaft GmbH
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Austria
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Original title
Die Ameisenstrasse
Original language
German
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German
Release dates
Austria · January 1, 1995
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No release date listed for United States.
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