In the foyer of a Viennese concert hall, Lieutenant Gustav Wilfert is called a "stupid boy" by master baker Habetswallner because of his clumsy arrogance and is grabbed by the pommel of his sabre without putting up a fight. A major witnessed the incident and, according to the army's code of honor, the lieutenant had lost his honor and should have shot himself. However, as the master baker died overnight, Gustl's testimony is pitted against that of the major in the court of honor. One of the main witnesses is Gustl's fiancée, Anna, who openly denounces the folly and obsolescence of chauvinistic notions of heroism. Finally, the meme-like Gustl awaits the verdict in her room...
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26 people
Ewald Balser
Oberst Brunnthaler
Known for
It Happened in Broad Daylight
Peter Weck
Leutnant Gustav "Gustl" Wilfert
Known for
Sissi
The 7th Dwarf
John Olden
Norbert Kunze
Hans Limbek
Carlo Böhm
Ordonnanz Ebner
Also in
Kottan ermittelt
The World Machine
Ernst Lothar
Heinz Scheiderbauer
Kurt Meisel
Major Aloys Mokry
Known for
The Odessa File
A Time to Love and a Time to Die
Arthur Schnitzler
Ernst Stankovski
Oberleutnant Doschensky
Also in
Radetzky March
The Sweet Pussycats
Fritz Lehmann
Hauptmann Fliess
John Olden Director
First release March 26, 1963 · Produced in Germany · Production Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR)
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NDR
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Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR)
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Germany
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German
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German
Release dates
Germany · March 26, 1963
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