Diamantenparty

Every year, rich people and celebrities gather for the race week in Baden-Baden - and with them the most valuable jewelry and the finest diamonds. This comes in handy for philanderer Konni. His extravagant wife Franziska has a lover and wants to divorce him. Too bad for Konni, as he only married her for her millions! So he comes up with a plan to relieve the rich and beautiful of their fortunes during a party thrown by the Consul von Düren, whose wife Babette he himself is having an affair with. With the help of his former prison brothers Georg and Boris, he plans an ingenious coup...

Directed by Joachim Hess, Diamantenparty leans on a strong ensemble — Barbara Rütting, John van Dreelen, Wolfgang Preiss — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.

The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about comedy titles of 1973.