Tobias Lauterberg

Four young Jews survive the Third Reich in the middle of Berlin by living so recklessly that they become "invisible."

Peter and Lisbeth are two young but unfortunate lovers living in a rigid rural community in the Black Forest. She comes from a wealthy family of glassblowers; he is a poor coal worker on the lower end of society. To become rich and respected, Peter makes a pact with a devil named Dutch Michael, who rips out his heart and replaces it with a stone. Robbed of all warmth and feeling, Peter becomes a cold-hearted go-getter who rapidly achieves his goals. Ruthlessly he strives for money and power.

The Krupps were one of Germany's most powerful and controversial families until their downfall.