All Friedrich wanted was to propose to Heidi, his supervisor, on a business trip. But while rehearsing on an airplane toilet, he and his ring drop out into the sky over the alps. Only to land in a very strange fairytale world. Come to find out, Middle Earth is right in the heart of Switzerland! To make matters worse, the quirky inhabitants mistake Friedrich for Frido the Tellyhobbie. Before he can say Tolkien, he‘s on a mission to save the world from an evil wizard who wants to dip the whole planet in one huge sizzling Swiss cheese fondue. A mission so crazy… it just might wake the hero in him. A spoof of the Lord of the Rings Trilogy set in Switzerland.
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Cast
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Gwendolyn Rich
Grmpfli
Also in
Joy Ride
Edward Piccin
Fredi
Also in
ManneZimmer
Beyond Remedy - Jenseits der Angst
Leo Roos
Almgandhi
Also in
Schwindelmeier & Co.
Katharina, die Kühne
Sebastian Arenas
Rackaroll / Voice of Tree
Also in
Pulp Kitchen
Tell – Jagd auf Ewig
Ralph Vogt
Schleimli
No other roles listed
Armin Arnold
Pupsi
Also in
Max and Moritz Reloaded
Yoav Parish
Hässlicher Handlanger
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Enzo Esposito
Elfenkönig
Also in
Cabaret Götterspass - Der Betriebsanlass
Michèle Müller
Elfenkönigin
Kamil Krejčí
Kaiser von China
Known for
Aloys
The Awakening of Motti Wolkenbruch
Jörg Reichlin
Lord Sauraus
Also in
Ursula
Messidor
Julia Nakamoura
Heidi
No other roles listed
Marc Schippert Director · Thorsten Wettcke Author Dominik Kaiser Author
United States release January 1, 2004 · Produced in Switzerland
Production
Switzerland
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Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
United States · January 1, 2004
Theatrical
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