The Swissmakers
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This romantic drama follows two policemen whose job is to investigate the lives of foreigners who have applied for Swiss citizenship. Among the applicants they must screen are a French psychiatrist and his wife, and a ballet dancer. The married couple are quickly accepted, but the dancer's life offers some objections. However, since the younger policeman has fallen in love with her, there is a chance that she, too, will win Swiss citizenship.
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Cast
16 people
Emil Steinberger
Moritz Fischer
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Max Bodmer
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Dällebach Kari
Beatrice Kessler
Milena Vakulic
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Wolfgang Stendar
Dr. Helmut Starke
Hilde Ziegler
Gertrud Starke
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Cassette Love
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Claudio Caramaschi
Franceso Grimolli
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Silvia Jost
Sandra Grimolli
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Motel
Bill Ramsey
William S. Tall
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Old Shatterhand
Ulrich Beck
Language laboratory teacher
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Bettina Lindtberg
Martha Grosz
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Valerie Steinmann
Room owner
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Ernst Stiefel
Chief of police
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Rolf Lyssy Director · Christa Maerker Screenplay Fritz E. Mäder Cinematographer
First release November 3, 1978 · Produced in Switzerland · Languages English, German, Italian
Production
T&C Film
Production
T&C Film AG
Production
Switzerland
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Die Schweizermacher
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
English · German · Italian
Release dates
Switzerland · November 3, 1978
Theatrical · German
No release date listed for United States.
Australia
January 8, 1982 · Theatrical
Canada
September 13, 1979 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
France
May 7, 1980 · Theatrical
Germany
October 12, 1979 · Theatrical · West Germany
October 10, 1980 · Theatrical · East Germany
Hungary
July 8, 1982 · Theatrical
Italy
September 1, 1983 · Premiere · Bergamo Film Meeting
Norway
June 25, 1984 · TV
Switzerland
August 1, 1979 · Theatrical · Italian
October 1, 1979 · Theatrical · French
November 28, 2014 · Physical · Blu-ray
March 12, 2015 · Physical · DVD
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