简介：AwellscriptedandcaptivatingthrillerabouttheownersofasmallprivatebankinBerlin,squeezingmoneyoutofhonestbusinessfirms,causingtheirbankruptcies,andthentryingtosmugglethecashintoSwitzerland.ThetwounscrupulousbankersareplayedbyWegenerandWallburg,butthey'rerealisticportraits,Wegenerevenhasacertaindignity,they'renopropagandacaricatures.BrigitteHelmisWegener'ssecretaryandformermistressandagainstherwillishalf-involvedinallthis.Inthebeginning,shetakesasuitcasewithcashbytrainfromBerlintoSchaffhausen/Switzerland(nicelocationshots),thenshemeetsanhonestromanticyoungman(Eichberger)andshe'stornbetweenhimandherbosswhichisevidentbyhersadandsubduedairthroughoutthefilm.(Beingabanker'smistress,herclothesaregorgeousofcourse.)There'saninterestingconfrontationscenebetweenWegenerandtheworkersofasmalltransportationbusinessgonebankrupt,havingtheirvehiclessoldawayatanauction.Theindignationoftheworkersagainstthecapitalistspeculatorsringstrue.Thefilmhasadocumentarylookmostofthetime(lotsofBerlinlocations),butCarlHoffmannmanagestoinsertafewgreatexpressionisticshotsduringnightscenes.…