A shy man dreams of a luxurious life and, after 20 years of working as a bank transfer agent, he befriends a souvenir maker who has equipment to melt gold. Together, they concoct a plan to smuggle gold into France by forging it into toy Eiffel Towers, enlisting the help of professional criminals and leading to a series of unexpected events.

The Lavender Hill Mob
A timid bank clerk teams up with an eccentric neighbor to pull off a daring heist, hiding stolen gold bars inside miniature Eiffel Towers to smuggle them out of the country.