Anatole Zsa-Zsa Korda, a man of questionable morals, has just survived his umpteenth assassination attempt. Inspired by his near-death experience, he writes a new will in which he bequeaths his empire to his only daughter Liesl. Liesl, who until then had lived in a convent, is not particularly taken with this new turn in her life. Nevertheless, she accompanies her father on his mission to Phoenicia.