Even as a boy in bombed-out Berlin, Fritz Knobel discovers how to do good business with the gullible: He sells memorabilia to GI guides, which are of course fabricated by himself. Little Fritz becomes the art and antiques dealer “Prof. Dr. Knobel”, who works on forgeries of all kinds, but is unable to capitalize on them.
When Knobel meets the money-hungry reporter Hermann Willi, fate takes its course: Knobel has just produced a secret diary of the Führer. Willi senses a global sensation. When the two present the Hitler diaries to the public, Willi sees himself at the height of his career...
Even as a boy in bombed-out Berlin, Fritz Knobel discovers how to do good business with the gullible: He sells memorabilia to GI guides, which are of course fabricated by himself. Little Fritz becomes the art and antiques dealer “Prof. Dr. Knobel”, who works on forgeries of all kinds, but is unable to capitalize on them.
When Knobel meets the money-hungry reporter Hermann Willi, fate takes its course: Knobel has just produced a secret diary of the Führer. Willi senses a global sensation. When the two present the Hitler diaries to the public, Willi sees himself at the height of his career...