Der Erfinder
In this interesting World War I drama, Bruno Ganz gives a compelling performance as Jakob, an obsessive inventor who lives in a Swiss village. He receives unconditional support from his friend Otti (Walo Luond), but that is about all; the other villagers do not tolerate Jakob's eccentricities very well, and regard him as a crackpot. He perserveres in spite of this obstacle and finally invents a viable carriage that does not run on wheels but on a tread. Unfortunately for Jakob, the military have already come up with the same invention: the tank. The discovery finally breaks him, and he is quickly shuttled off to an asylum.
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Release
1980-10-25
Frames
Cast
Bruno Ganz
Jakob Nüssli
Walo Lüönd
Otti
Verena Peter
Martha Nüssli
Oliver Diggelmann
Seppli Nüssli
Klaus Knuth
Philipp Nüssli
Erwin Kohlund
Fabrikant
Ettore Cella
Patron
Margrit Rainer
Herta
René Scheibli
Ingenieur
Michael Gempart
Gerhard
Mathias Gnädinger
Speculator
Babett Arens
Lisbeth Nüssli
Inigo Gallo
Viktor
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