Die Schweizermacher (1978)
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- 1h 47min
- Comedy
- 12 Oct 1979 (West Germany)
- Movie
Foreigners who apply to become Swiss citizens have no easy task - especially when the police lets Bodmer loose to check upon their background, their integration in the society, and the possible danger they represent to the orderliness and...
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Emil Steinberger | ... |
Moritz Fischer
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Walo Lüönd | ... |
Max Bodmer
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| Beatrice Kessler | ... |
Milena Vakulic
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Wolfgang Stendar | ... |
Dr. Helmut Starke
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Hilde Ziegler | ... |
Gertrud Starke
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Claudio Caramaschi | ... |
Franceso Grimolli
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Silvia Jost | ... |
Sandra Grimolli
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Ulrich Beck | ... |
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Josi Berlinger |
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Gigi Bertolini |
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Tino Bertrand |
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Dore De Rosa |
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Paul Epstein |
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Monika Koch |
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Bettina Lindtberg | ... |
Martha Grosz
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Werner Panzer |
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Johannes Peyer |
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William S. Tall
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Timour Ratlas |
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Michi Senn |
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Valerie Steinmann | ... |
Zimmervermieterin
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Ernst Stiefel | ... |
Polizeichef
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Luzius Versell |
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Walter Wefel | ... |
(as Walter Werfel)
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Robert Woods | ... |
Ballet Dancer
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Daia Zwicky |
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Directed by
| Rolf Lyssy | ||
Written by
| Rolf Lyssy | ... | (writer) |
| Christa Maerker | ... | (writer) |
Produced by
| Marcel Hoehn | ... | producer |
| Rolf Lyssy | ... | producer |
| Rose-Marie Schneider | ... | assistant producer |
| Walter Schoch | ... | producer |
Music by
| Jonas C. Haefeli | ... | (as Jonas C. Häfeli) |
Cinematography by
| Fritz E. Maeder | ... | (as Fritz E. Mäder) |
Editing by
| Georg Janett | ||
Editorial Department
| Daniela Roderer | ... | assistant editor |
Production Design by
| Bernhard Sauter | ||
Art Direction by
| Edith Peier | ||
Costume Design by
| Greta Roderer | ||
Makeup Department
| Giacomo Peier | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Rudolf Santschi | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Georg Janett | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Adrian Zschokke | ... | props |
Sound Department
| Peter Begert | ... | sound mixer |
| Pavol Jasovsky | ... | boom operator |
| Hans Künzi | ... | sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Max Isler | ... | lighting technician |
| André Simmen | ... | lighting technician |
| Jean-Luc Wey | ... | assistant camera |
Location Management
| Hans-Ulrich Jordi | ... | location manager |
Script and Continuity Department
| Ursula Bischof | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Roger Steinmann | ... | production assistant |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Rex Film (1978) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- Constantin Video (West Germany) (VHS)
- TV5Monde (2013) (Japan) (tv) (subtitled) (French version)
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Foreigners who apply to become Swiss citizens have no easy task - especially when the police lets Bodmer loose to check upon their background, their integration in the society, and the possible danger they represent to the orderliness and cleanliness of the country. Bodmer gets a new assistant to help him corner unsuitable applicants. Very soon, a couple of conformist German physicians, a pretty Eastern European dancer, and the inevitable (and politically troublesome) Italian immigrant and his family start shooting themselves in the foot in their attempts to get the red passport with a white cross.
Written by Eduardo Casais |
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| Budget | CHF925,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | In 1970s the Yugoslav passport was one of the best in the world for travel. As stated in Munevera Hadzisehovic's book, "A Muslim Woman in Tito's Yugoslavia", the Yugoslav passport has been described as highly regarded and that with it immigrants were able to find jobs among European firms trading with the East and other countries. It was also described as 'one of the most convenient in the world, as it was one of the few with which a person could travel freely through both the East and West' during the cold war (Ruud Van Dijk's "Encyclopedia of the Cold War"). See more » |
| Movie Connections | References West Side Story (1961). See more » |