48 Stunden bis Acapulco (1967)
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Dieter Geissler, Christiane Krüger, Monika Zinnenberg, Alexander Kerst
A would-be industrial spy races to close a life-changing deal in Acapulco, only to find himself outmatched by seasoned operators.
The story
Frank Murnau travels from home to Mexico, hoping to make a fortune by selling industrial secrets and secure a place in high society. Two young women accompany him. An optimistic amateur, Frank soon becomes entangled with experienced international operators who have been conducting their business for years. He is given two days to complete his business, and the countdown turns his journey toward Acapulco into a matter of life and death.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
A young man named Frank Murnau travels ten thousand miles from home to Mexico to pull off the deal of a lifetime: he intends to get rich by selling industrial secrets, thereby securing himself a place in the alluring world of high society. Two young women travel with him. An optimistic amateur, he gets caught up in a confrontation with professional shady operators who have been conducting their business internationally for years. The two days he is given turn out to be a matter of life and death for him: in Acapulco, almost at his destination, he dies alone at sea.
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