Karl Hirnschall is in his thirties and is a member of a Viennese avant-garde theatre group in the early seventies. When he is finally fed up with acting for low fees, he goes back to his former life. He becomes the "right man" for a grocery firm whose products he sells with great success. The neo-salesman manages to acquire a furnished appartment for himself and his young girlfriend, Traude. When his income does not keep pace with his expenditures, Karl resorts to shady business deals.
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Cast
22 people
Wolfram Berger
Karl
Known for
Egon Schiele: Death and the Maiden
The Castle
Lisa Mühlmann
Traude
No other roles listed
Dieter Berner
Known for
The Seventh Continent
The Piano Teacher
Frank Brühne
Erhardt Koren
Toni
Also in
Die Engerln am Strick
Trautmann
Erika Geiger
Hilde Berger
Miriam
Also in
Lemmings
Katz und Hund
Monika Maruschko
Marie Therese Escribano
stage manager
Also in
Wiener Brut
Staatsoperette
Elisabeth Klobassa
Tom Krinzinger
Verkaufsdirektor
Inge Toifl
Traude's mother
Also in
Shameless
Dying Bit by Bit
Dieter Berner Director · Hilde Berger Writer Frank Brühne Cinematographer
First release November 7, 1981 · Produced in Austria · Production ORF
Production
Neue Studio Film
Production
ORF
Production
Austria
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Languages
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Austria · November 7, 1981
TV
Germany · January 1, 1982
Limited theatrical · Filmfestival Munich
No release date listed for United States.
Austria
October 15, 1982 · Theatrical
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