[1] The successful young Swiss banker Roger Caviezel has been smuggling the black money of his German customers across the border for some time.

When he is stopped in his vehicle at a border control, he flees into Lake Constance with his wallet - as the police are chasing him.

When his flirtations with a shepherdess, a blonde seductress and a waitress fail and he realizes that he cannot free himself from the clutches of the pushy witch, he visits his canton Graubünden home.

The fairy tale plot is based on The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen, and the female main characters are played by Scandinavian actresses.

"[2] René Müller of Filmbulletin wrote: "I Was a Swiss Banker is characterized by a curious mix of genres.