On a Friday evening, the elevator in a Frankfurt office block got stuck. In the dressing room are the supposedly successful advertiser Jörg, his attractive colleague Marion, the unconventional Pit and the staid accountant Gössmann. Since the incident apparently goes unnoticed, the four trapped have to come to terms with the unfortunate situation. Tensions are soon boiling up.

Shot in 1984, directed by Carl Schenkel, starring Götz George, Hannes Jaenicke, Renée Soutendjik and Wolfgang Kieling.

For his outstanding camera work featuring nothing but an elevator and a narrow shaft Jacques was awarded with the Deutscher Filmpreis (German Oscar). For his career it turned out to be a game changer since Hollywood kept calling after this stunning success.