A long time-span of Austrian history (from the late 19th century to the years after world war II) is reflected in the ups and downs of a family of piano-makers in Vienna.
Paula Wessely, Helene Thimig, Hedwig Bleibtreu, Alma Seidler, Maria Schell, Adrienne Gessner, Erni Mangold, Attila Hörbiger, Paul Hörbiger, Hans Holt, Oskar Werner, Fred Liewehr