简介：CarmechanicAntonGrubskemanagestofleefromcaptivitybyusinghiswits.Withthesamecunning,hesucceedsinescapingfromawidowwhoisnotonlybeautifulbutalsoconniving.Antonreturnstohisvillage,takesoverhismaster'sworkshopandmarriesLiesel,hismaster'sdaughter.Antonconvertsoldjunkcarsintotractorsforlarge-scalelandowners,whomheripsoffwholesale.Hemakesuseofillegalmeansandhoardshisillegallyearnedmoneyathome.This,however,doesnotatallpleaseGod-fearingLiesel,whobelongstoasect.Forthisreason,AntonleavesherandendsupwithSabine,hisaccomplice.Anton,bymeansofshadyschemes,becomesamillionaire-afactwhich,however,landshiminprison.AnunpleasantsurpriseisinstoreforAntononthedaytheBerlinWallisbuilt,August13th1961:SabinetakesofftoSwitzerlandwithherdaughterandAnton'smoneywhichhehaddepositedataWestBerlinbank.InprisonAntonturnsactivist.Afterhisrelease,hehasnodifficultyfindingwork.Hegetsanappointmentasasparepartprocurementofficeratatractorplantandisquicklypromoted.Tenyearslater,Antonunexpectedlyregainshislostfortune:Sabinehasdiedandlefthim200,000SwissFrancsinherwill.Inafitofhigh-mindednessandmegalomaniaAntondonatesthemoneytothecity,onlytofrethimselftodeathaboutitafterwards.Aflamboyantcomedyaboutlove,workandmoney,revealingthatthe"planned"economyproducedsomeunconventionalentrepreneurialmethods.…