Ferdinand Weitel, a forklift driver, is desperate: Insurance agent Arno von Mehling, a true sales talent, has had contracts signed in record amounts. Now Weitel is wandering through the corridors of the insurance company trying to save what can still be saved - on Shrove Tuesday of all days. The department for customer service and complaints is in a colorful mood and has no ear for Weitel's worries. Finally, secretary Annerose Waguscheit takes heart and tells him about the evening carnival ball "Traum-Police", where he can safely find Mr. Mehling.
Acting
Gerhard Polt's sweaty desperation is physically uncomfortable—in the best way.
Production
Shrove Tuesday office purgatory vs. garish carnival ball: perfect visual clash.
Director
Hanns Christian Müller
Gerhard Polt
Ferdinand Weitel
Gisela Schneeberger
Annerose Waguscheit
Nikolaus Paryla
Arno von Mehling
Dieter Hildebrandt
Dr. Berzelmeier
Jochen Busse
Professor Heinzel
Karl Obermayr
Winfried Deutelmoser
Veronika Faber
Mrs. Miriam
Hans-Günter Martens
Dr. von Rüden
Hans Stadtmüller
Bemmerl
Bruno Jonas
Wondrazil
Hansi Jochmann
Mrs. Matussek
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Gerhard Polt co-wrote the script; the character was built from his stand-up persona of the frustrated everyman.
The 'Traum-Police' ball parodies real Munich carnival societies where bourgeois respectability meets drunken excess—Ferdinand's intrusion is class warfare in masquerade form.
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