1981 was a turning point in Antel 's career when he adapted for the big screen a stage play by Ulrich Becher and Peter Preses . Set from the days of the Anschluss of 1938 until after the end of the war , '' Der Bockerer '' is about a Viennese butcher named Karl Bockerer ( Karl Merkatz ) whose common sense rather than intellect tells him to oppose the Nazis and who dares to show resistance just because he is never fully aware of the possible fateful consequences of his actions . While Bockerer and his wife survive the war unscathed , their son joins the SA but , after some internal intrigue , is sent to the front and killed . The film was entered into the 12th Moscow International Film Festival
12th Moscow International Film Festival
12th Moscow International Film Festival
Franz Antel