A bowler hat, a broken heart, and the most chaotic bank heist you'll never see coming.
Hugo Wiederkehr, as a dutiful bank employee, has to deal with all kinds of customers. Among other things, with the industrialist Meissen and his pretty daughter Christine, with whom he falls in love. However, it remains unmatched because it belongs to a different social class. He also works as a hobbyist and inventor, which also requires a lot of money. When his employer refuses to give him a loan because his father is in prison for fraud, he quits disappointed.
Acting
Walter Roderer's exasperated everyman energy carries the entire film.
Costume
That iconic bowler hat deserves co-billing.
Production
Rare glimpse of 1960s Swiss cinema's underappreciated comedic tradition.
Director
Karl Suter
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was one of Bruno Ganz's earliest screen appearances—yes, THAT Bruno Ganz, decades before Downfall.
The film satirizes Switzerland's rigid class consciousness with surprising bite for a comedy, reflecting tensions between urban professionals and industrial elites in post-war Zurich.
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