A journalist is assigned to interview an eccentric anthropologist who has exhumed the skeleton of Jörg Jenatsch, a revered freedom fighter who was mysteriously murdered in 1639. Initially disinterested, the journalist begins to uncover unflattering truths about the national hero and experiences visions in which he seems to be witnessing events that transpired over 300 years ago. As he obsessively pursues the investigation, his personal life and his grip on reality disintegrate, drawing him relentlessly toward the fatal carnival at which Jenatsch was killed.
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Cast
19 people
Michel Voïta
Christophe Sprecher
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Christine Boisson
Nina
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Emmanuelle
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Vittorio Mezzogiorno
Jörg Jenatsch
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The Octopus
Café Express
Jean Bouise
Dr. Tobler
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The Big Blue
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Laura Betti
Mademoiselle von Planta
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The Canterbury Tales
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Carole Bouquet
Lucrezia von Planta
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Jean-Marc Henchoz
Pompejus von Planta
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French Fried Vacation 2
Fredi M. Murer
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Raúl Gimenez
Le chauffeur de taxi
Known for
Lili Marleen
The Third Generation
Roland Bertin
Le prêtre
Known for
Cyrano de Bergerac
Diva
Jean-Paul Muel
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Peter Bonke
Peter Hertig
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Daniel Schmid Director · Martin Suter Writer Conrad Ferdinand Meyer Author
United States release October 28, 1987 · Produced in France, Switzerland · Languages French, Italian
Production
Limbo Film AG
Production
Beat Curti
Production
Société de Banque Suisse
Production
Bleu Productions
Production
Schweizer Fernsehen (SF)
Production
ZDF
Production
France · Switzerland
Produced in
Languages
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
French · Italian
Release dates
France · May 13, 1987
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
Switzerland · June 1, 1987
Theatrical · French
United States · October 28, 1987
Theatrical
Austria
October 1, 1988 · Theatrical
Canada
September 15, 1987 · Theatrical
France
March 16, 1988 · Theatrical
Germany
June 1, 1987 · Premiere · Munich International Film Festival
November 11, 1987 · Theatrical
Spain
October 1, 1987 · Premiere · Sitges Film Festiva
Sweden
February 8, 1992 · Theatrical
Switzerland
June 3, 1987 · Theatrical · German
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