The wealthy industrialist Ernst Schmitt has to take a step back for health reasons. But first he wants to arrange his succession, as he doesn't trust the manager of his chocolate factory. Without further ado, he pretends that his chauffeur is his millionaire boss and that he is his own driver. This allows him to uncover the factory manager's machinations unobserved...
Götz George
as Ernst Schmitt
Ludger Pistor
as Marc Schmitt-Lombard
Pierre Besson
as Stefan Gräber
Karl Kranzkowski
as Hubert Ollerbeck
Astrid Meyerfeldt
as Miranda Sotschmann
Jule Böwe
as Patrizia Mattusch
Irm Hermann
as Waltraud Schmitt-Lombard
Rudolf Wessely
as Willi Mattusch