At the end of the 19th century, an educated white-collar worker finds himself in the employ of an inventor. As he is neither a "worker" nor an "owner," his position in the inventor's household and in the world at large is equivocal. Despite the difficulties he encounters, he tries to hold onto his job in order to support his family, but is eventually fired. This Swiss movie is based on a novel written around 1900 by Robert Walser.
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Cast
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Paul Burian
Joseph Marti
Known for
Woyzeck
Verena Buss
Frau Tobler
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Pale Mountains
The Soft Course
Wolfram Berger
Wirsich
Known for
Egon Schiele: Death and the Maiden
The Castle
Hannelore Hoger
Klara
Known for
Heidi
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
Pierre Siegenthaler
Eisenbahner
Also in
Gotthard
Wilder
Thomas Koerfer Director · Renato Berta Cinematographer
First release April 10, 1976 · Produced in Switzerland
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Switzerland
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Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Switzerland · April 10, 1976
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No release date listed for United States.
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