Bride of the Orient
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After the death of his mother, a lonely farmer in rural Switzerland considers finally starting a family of his own. Eventually he pays for a bride from Thailand. The couple don't share a language, but being to know each other. However the village neighbors are suspicious of foreigners.
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Wolfram Berger
Windleter
Known for
Egon Schiele: Death and the Maiden
The Castle
Werner Herzog
Businger
Known for
Jack Reacher
The Mandalorian
Urs Odermatt
Lutz Kleinselbeck
Birgit Flüeler
Helen Vita
Matrimonial Agent
Known for
Cabaret
Lili Marleen
Christoph Locher
Annamirl Bierbichler
Vreneli
Also in
Beer Chase
Heal Hitler!
Alfred Nathan
Arunotai Jitreekan
Thai Woman
Walter Saxer
Also in
Beer Chase
Der Komantsche
Mathias Gnädinger
'Hirschen'-Wirt
Also in
Downfall
Leo Sonnyboy
Urs Odermatt Director · David Lautrec Composer Rainer Klausmann Cinematographer
First release March 2, 1989 · Produced in Germany, Switzerland · Production ZDF, Cinéfilm AG
Production
SRF
Production
ZDF
Production
Cinéfilm AG
Production
Balance Film
Production
Schweizer Fernsehen (FS)
Production
Germany · Switzerland
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Original title
Gekauftes Glück
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · March 2, 1989
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
April 22, 1991 · TV · ZDF
Switzerland
June 2, 1989 · Theatrical
January 17, 1990 · Limited theatrical · Solothurn Film Festival
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