The true story of Adele Spitzeder, who started her own private bank in 1870s Bavaria by promising everyone that gave her money high interest rates. Initially dubbed the "Angel of the poor", she was arrested for fraud after the whole scheme collapsed.

• Filmverlag der Autoren
• WDR
• Ruth Drexel
• Ursula Strätz
• Rosemarie Fendel
• Joachim von Mengershausen
• Monica Bleibtreu
• Harry Baer
• Peter Kern
• Rudolf Lenz