An author, a businessman, a shipowner and a publisher form a business venture, which will supposedly exploit a huge find of lobsters on the island of Santa Cruz. After a report in the newspaper, the business' stocks do well.
Is it worth your time? Honestly, you probably only want to watch this if you have a thing for black-and-white dramas where everyone is constantly shouting over each other. If you need pacing that moves faster than a snail, skip it. But if you’re curious about how a group of greedy men disintegrate in the middle of the ...
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Werner Klingler
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"Is it worth your time? Honestly, you probably only want to watch this if you have a thing for black-and-white dramas where everyone is constantly shouting over each other. If you need pacing that moves faster than a snail, skip it. But if you’re curious about how a group of greedy men disintegrate in the middle of the ocean, you’ll find some weird, cynical fun here. The whole premise is built on a lie. An author, a businessman, a shipowner, and a publisher decide to exploit a lobster find that ..."
Werner Klingler, Alois Johannes Lippl, Josef Maria Frank
Germany
1920 · IMDb —
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