The Boat Is Full
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During World War II, Switzerland severely limited refugees: "Our boat is full." A train from Germany halts briefly in an isolated corner of Switzerland. Six people jump off seeking asylum: four Jews, a French child, and a German soldier. They seek temporary refuge with a couple who run a village inn. They pose as a family: the deserter as husband, Judith as his wife, an old man from Vienna as her father, his granddaughter and the French lad, whom they beg to keep silent, as their children. Judith's teenage brother poses as a soldier. The fabrication unravels through chance and the local constable's exact investigation. Whom will the Swiss allow to stay? Who gets deported?
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Cast
15 people
Tina Engel
Judith Krueger
Known for
The Tin Drum
Jungle Child
Hans Diehl
Hannes Krueger
Known for
Dark
The Castle
Mathias Gnädinger
Franz Flueckiger
Also in
Downfall
Leo Sonnyboy
Curt Bois
Lazar Ostrowskij
Known for
Wings of Desire
Casablanca
Martin Walz
Olaf Landau
Also in
Walz
Ilse Bahrs
Mrs. Ostrowskij
Known for
Possession
Gerd David
Karl Schneider
Also in
Full Moon
Die Steine
Simone
Gitty
Also in
Le Baron Mystère
Laurent
Maurice
Renate Steiger
Anna Flueckinger
Also in
Lüthi und Blanc
Tanner
Michael Gempart
Landjäger Bigler
Known for
The Little Witch
Shining Through
Klaus Steiger
Reverend Hochdorfer
Also in
Der Chinese
Tot oder lebendig
Markus Imhoof Director · Alfred A. Haesler Author Hans Liechti Cinematographer
United States release April 25, 1981 · Produced in Austria, Germany, Switzerland · Languages French, German
Production
ORF
Production
ZDF
Production
Limbo Film AG
Production
Schweizer Fernsehen (FS)
Production
Austria · Germany · Switzerland
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Das Boot ist voll
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
French · German
Release dates
Switzerland · January 15, 1981
Theatrical
United States · April 25, 1981
Theatrical
Germany
December 18, 1981 · Theatrical
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