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The Spirit of Money
Duration:
88 min
Genres:
Documentary
IMDB rate:
7.1
Director:
Yorick Niess
Details
Country: Germany
Cast
Actor
Character
Harald Wozniewski
Himself
Jean Ziegler
Himself
Roland Geitmann
Himself
Dennis J. Snower
Himself
Horst Köhler
Himself
Otto Steiger
Himself (as Prof. Dr. Otto Steiger)
Werner Onken
Himself
Jochen Weiss
Himself (as Dr. Jochen Weiss)
Elmar Altvater
Himself (as Prof. Dr. Elmar Altvater)
Reiner Stransfeld
Himself (as Dr. Reiner Stransfeld)
Götz W. Werner
Himself (as Prof. Dr. Götz Werner)
Burkhard Schwenker
Himself (as Dr. Burkhard Schwenker)
Bernard A. Lietaer
Himself
Karsten Smid
Himself
Bill Gates
Himself (archive footage)
Klaus Först
Himself (as Dr. Klaus Först)
Heinz Rellermeier
Himself - DreyEcker
Margrit Kennedy
Herself - MoNetA (as Prof. Margit Kennedy)
Christian Gellert
Himself - Chiemgauer
Volker Mastalier
Himself - Styrrion
Susanne Thomas
Herself - Berliner
Manfred Mayer
Himself - Hallertauer
Rolf Merten
Himself - Regio Oberland
Annika Pietsch
Herself - Urstromtaler
Helmut Reinhardt
Himself - Volmetaler
Franz Galler
Himself - Sterntaler
Gabriele Rellermeier
Herself - DreyEcker
Patrick Blank
Narrator (voice)
Anne-Bernadine Fix
Narrator (voice)
Marion Kümmel
Jean McCellay
Narrator (voice)
Kai Orlob
Marlon Orlob
Klaus Spürkel
Narrator (voice)
Gert Tenge
Jeffrey Travino
Narrator (voice)
Verena Walter
Narrator (voice)
Tony Blair
Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
George W. Bush
Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tom Cruise
Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Billy Crystal
Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Nicole Kidman
Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Angela Merkel
Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Vladimir Putin
Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Will Smith
Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Kevin Spacey
Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Robin Williams
Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Goofs
About 21 minutes into the film, the German narrator speaks of "ein Guthaben im Wert einer Goldkugel von der Größe der gesamten Erde" - a correct translation of which would be "a fortune worth a golden globe the size of Earth", but the English narration has "...worth a golden globe the weight of the whole world". A golden globe the size of Earth has 3.5 times the mass of Earth.
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When Prof. Bernard A. Lietaer talks about "40 trillion frequent flyer miles" this, in the subtitles, is translated into German as "40 Trillionen Flugmeilen". This is way off: the (English) trillion is a million million, whereas a (German) Trillion is a billion billion.
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About 21 minutes into the film, it is claimed that "...if Josef would have opened a savings account with one Cent at 5 % interest upon the birth of Christ and if the economy had been inflation-free, Josef's descendants would have in the year 1604 a fortune worth a golden globe the weight of the whole world at today's gold-price." This would require a gold-price of around 500,000 $/oz. - Gold-price in 2007-2008 varied from 608 to 1024 $/oz, according to the London Bullion Market Association. Assuming a gold-price of $1000 a troy-ounce, a fortune worth "gold the same mass of Earth" would be reached around 1476, and "a golden globe the size of Earth" around 26 years later.
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Quotes
Narrator: To the church, charging interest is a punishable crime until the 18th century. He who profits from interest will be refused Christian burial. But money prevails even among Christians.
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Roland Geitmann: It has to bother anyone with religious feeling that the main part of mankind is not satisfied in their basic needs while economy is as successful as never before.
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Jean Ziegler: We are standing at the edge of time.
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