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1933 · 76 mins · German
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Directed by
Max Ophüls
Starring
Heinz Rühmann, Heinrich Gotho, Julius Falkenstein, Lien Deyers, Max Adalbert, Friedrich Ettel

Following his uncle’s death, Peter arrives for the reading of the will of the Rhine‑based Bockelmann Sparkling Wine. Justus Bockelmann, who runs a mineral‑water company, is sure he will inherit the winery, yet claims moral opposition to managing an alcoholic business. The unexpected will revelation shocks all the prospective heirs.

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