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Der achti Schwyzer (1940)
Directed by Oskar Wälterlin
Comedy, Music · 1h 49m
The film tells several interconnected stories of Swiss people who fall in love with foreigners but struggle to maintain their relationships due to prejudice and social norms. The narrative culminates in a conciliatory scene in which the characters overcome their differences and recognize the importance of love across national borders.
Cast
Max Knapp
Joseph Sebastian Hotz
C
Claire Kaiser
Irma Hotz-Meier
J
Johannes Steiner
Anton Huber
M
Max Bachmann
Gusti Huber
N
Ninette Kruse
Madeleine Favre
H
Heddy Maria Wettstein
Trudi Pfister
A
Alfred Lucca
Mario
M
Marcel Feralli
Peter Meier
Leopold Biberti
Billy Meier
T
Traute Carlsen
Großmutter Huber
M
Max Werner Lenz
Viktor Pfister
W
Willi Ackermann
Emil Fuessli
Crew
- Director
- Oskar Wälterlin
- Screenplay
- Albert Rösler, Alfred Rasser
- Director of Photography
- Adrien Porchet, Rene Rufly, Ganzli Walter
- Original Music Composer
- Hans Richard, Hans Haug
- Editor
- Werner Haller
- Producer
- J. R. Vogel, Felix Bing
Details
- Release date
- 1940-01-01
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- Genres
- Comedy, Music
- Original language
- DE
- Spoken languages
- German
- Countries
- Switzerland
- Production
- Jura-Film