Released:
1963-07-31

Overview:
A retirement home. An elderly gentleman is conversing with a paralyzed countess. When she asks him why he was awarded the title of advisor and an order, Ziegler modestly replies, "For services to the fatherland and the people." The scene changes, and we see Ziegler no longer in the retirement home, but behind bars. After serving his sentence for defrauding gullible women seeking to get married, the marriage swindler Ziegler accidentally finds himself at the award ceremony. Realizing how attractive the order is to wealthy individuals who have not yet taken their place among the elite, Ziegler decides to end his dangerous and not-so-lucrative "business." He searches his address book for the names of wealthy fellow citizens and, using forged forms, informs them that they will soon be awarded an order and that they must pay 750 marks to cover the costs of the ceremony...

Director:
Rainer Erler

Runtime:
1h 17min

Genre:
Comedy

• Cast:
• 
  Carl-Heinz Schroth
  as
  Ferdinand Ziegler
• 
  Edith Heerdegen
  as
  Die Gräfin
• 
  Hans Jürgen Diedrich
  as
  Higges
• 
  Sabine Eggerth
  as
  Roswitha Kloschke
• 
  Max Strecker
  as
  Direktor Wägele