Anton the Magician

This DEFA political comedy tells the story of Anton Grubske, a witty car mechanic who takes over his master's workshop and marries Liesel, his master's daughter. He converts old cars into tractors for landowners, whom he rips off wholesale. This, however, does not please god-fearing Liesel. Therefore, Anton leaves her and ends up with Sabine, his accomplice. He becomes a millionaire, but later put in prison. On the day the Berlin Wall is built, 13.08.61, Sabine takes off to Switzerland with her daughter and Anton's money, which he had deposited at a West Berlin bank. In prison Anton turns activist and soon after his release, finds work as a spare part procurement officer at a tractor plant and is quickly promoted. 10 years later, Anton unexpectedly regains his lost fortune: Sabine has died and left him 200,000 Swiss Francs in her will. In a fit of high-mindedness he donates the money to the city.