The film shows two days and nights in a Berlin luxury hotel and tells the story of how the paths of various quite different characters cross.
Von Gaigern, who makes a living as a hotel thief, learns about the corrupt dealings by businessman Preysing.
[1] Menschen im Hotel was a German-French co-production, directed by Gottfried Reinhardt and produced by Artur Brauner.
[1] When Menschen im Hotel was first released in Italy in 1959 the Committee for the Theatrical Review of the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities rated the film VM18: not suitable for children under 18.
In order for the film to be screened publicly, the Committee recommended the removal of the entire scene in which Fiammetta undresses in the bathroom until the moment when she shows up wearing a bathrobe.