Zuoz, Schule der Elite

The documentary highlights day-to-day life in a boarding school named Zuoz. Here, high in the Swiss mountains, the heirs of rich and influential families are locked up and expected to perform. Director Daniella Marxer sp

The Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss

A bored millionaire wagers his doctor that he can support himself at a working class job for a year without touching his inheritance.

Rich and Famous

Two literary women compete for 20 years: one writes for the critics; the other one, to get rich.

Petra: Secrets of the Ancient Builders

In the heart of the Jordanian desert, the ancient city of Petra is full of mysteries. How was this architectural wonder created over 2,000 years ago? The technical prowess of Petra, an ancient city in southern Jordan, wh

How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies

M, a university dropout low on money and luck, volunteers to take care of his terminally ill grandmother, in the hope of pocketing an inheritance.

The Sins of the Children

A barber turns down a promising business venture in order to take his sick son to a drier climate out west.

Peddlin' in Society

Thanks to wartime smuggling Gioconda Perfetti, a roman fruit vendor, becomes very rich. She leaves her shop and moves to a magnificent villa which once belonged to a count. She also becomes involved with some very dubiou

Gerald Cranston's Lady

Gerald Cranston, a successful financier and industrialist who worked his way up through the ranks, enters into a marriage of convenience with Lady Hermione, from which he hopes to gain social prestige; Hermione, for her

Murder at the Country Club

The corrupt activities at a prestigious country club are uncovered by an assistant manager and now her life is in danger.

The Sudden Wealth of the Poor People of Kombach

In an attempt to escape 19th-century poverty, eight farmers and day laborers attack a prince's money transport in the Hessian Hinterland.

Generation Wealth

Over the past 25 years, Lauren Greenfield's documentary photography and film projects have explored youth culture, gender, body image, and affluence. Underscoring the ever-increasing gap between the haves and the have-no

Verdens rigeste pige

One dark night, a ravishing young girl flees from a convent boarding school in Switzerland. She is Lisa Hoffmann, daughter of a wealthy Danish-American oil magnate from Brazil, and she is running away with her sweetheart

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