The antihero "Mr. Karl" tells a "young person", the viewer, his life story while he sits at work in the warehouse of a delicatessen. The narrator increasingly turns out to be an opportunistic follower from the petty-bourgeois milieu, who maneuvered his way through life in the changing course of Austrian history from the end of the First World War to the end of the occupation in the 1950s.
| Writing | Helmut Qualtinger | Writer |
| Directing | Erich Neuberg | Director |
| Writing | Carl Merz | Writer |
| Art | Robert Posik | Production Design |
| Directing | Henny Riffel | Assistant Director |
| Crew | Herta Schmid | Other |
| Camera | Peter Jasicek | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Gerd Hoss | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Walter Wirsta | Camera Operator |
| Editing | Erich Burkl | Editor |
| Lighting | Willy Süß | Lighting Design |
| Sound | Stefan Parizek | Sound |
| Crew | Wilhelm Hennigs | Technical Supervisor |
| Production | Erich Neuberg | Producer |
