Released:
1981-01-01

Overview:
It's director Oberholzer's sixtieth birthday. His wife and daughter Anna receive the guests who are invited to the feast, with a dish of pike as the main course. But suddenly, the celebration turns sour at the appearance of an unexpected guest - namely Oberholzer's brother Alois, the black sheep of the family, who disappeared years ago. As it turns out, Alois has since changed his name to "Obolski" and become ringmaster of a major circus. Him and his wife Iduna quickly threaten the morals and standards of the bourgeois party, and they proceed to turn the boring proceedings into a turbulent circus show. Fortunately, after much confusion, the story ends happily - altough the pike has burned black in the oven!

Director:
Jürg Amstein

Runtime:
2h 14min

Genre:
Comedy, Music

• Cast:
• 
  Ruedi Walter
  as
  Gustav Oberholzer
• 
  Margrit Rainer
  as
  Kattri, die Köchin
• 
  Inigo Gallo
  as
  Alois Obolski
• 
  Jörg Schneider
  as
  Fritz Oberholzer
• 
  Ines Torelli
  as
  Iduna Obolski