A fairy tale film about the clever tightrope walker Tibule, who fights alongside the armorer Prospero and all the working people against the tyrants, the three Fat Men, who rule the state until the young heir Tutti comes of age. The freedom fighters are aided by the kind Dr. Gaspar and the brave acrobat girl Suok, who has to pretend to be a doll to sneak into the palace and free Prospero.

根据陀思妥耶夫斯基同名小说改编。在海外赌城的将军一家负债累累，全家上下和食客们都期待着重病中的将军姑姑快点死去，留下巨额遗产。孰料老太突然出现在了赌城，并把所有钱财挥霍一空……