During the WW2, a Swiss mountain farmer, refuses to follow the government policy to increase self-sufficiency with produce. In his opinion, the steep mountain pastures are not suited for agriculture. Most of the villagers agree. However some begin to cultivate. Even after all his fellow farmers have given in and have started to plant cops, Tanner continues his opposition and ignores all letters and instructions. This leads to a series of reprimands, for instance, some of his hay is seized and his wife cannot buy at the local grocer's since the family won't comply with the government policy.
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Otto Mächtlinger
Tanner
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Renate Steiger
Agnes Tanner
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Xavier Koller
Walter Deuber
Alex Grob
Dietmar Schönherr
Steiner
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Space Patrol
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Lutz Kleinselbeck
Meinrad Inglin
Ernst C. Sigrist
Jakob Tanner
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Wilder
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Peter Mertz
Liliana Heimberg
Anna Tanner
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Xavier Koller Director · Walter Deuber Writer Meinrad Inglin Story
First release January 11, 1986 · Produced in Switzerland · Production ZDF, Catpics AG
Production
SRG SSR
Production
ZDF
Production
Catpics AG
Production
ORF
Production
Egli Film + Video AG
Production
Glass Family Trust
Production
Catpics
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Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF)
Production
Switzerland
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Original title
Der schwarze Tanner
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Switzerland · January 11, 1986
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Canada
August 1, 1986 · Montréal World Film Festival
Czechia
July 1, 1986 · Karlovy Vary Film Festival
Germany
November 20, 1986 · Theatrical
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