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The Inventor

62.5 %|Oct 25, 1980|Comedy, Drama

In this interesting World War I drama, Bruno Ganz gives a compelling performance as Jakob, an obsessive inventor who lives in a Swiss village. He receives unconditional support from his friend Otti (Walo Luond), but that is about all; the other villagers do not tolerate Jakob's eccentricities very well, and regard him as a crackpot. He perserveres in spite of this obstacle and finally invents a viable carriage that does not run on wheels but on a tread. Unfortunately for Jakob, the military have already come up with the same invention: the tank. The discovery finally breaks him, and he is quickly shuttled off to an asylum.

Featured Crew

Kurt Gloor
Director
Kurt Gloor
Screenplay
Hansjörg Schneider
Writer
Jonas C. Häfeli
Music
Franz Rath
Cinematography
Stefanie Wilke
Editor

Cast

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Bruno Ganz
Jakob Nüssli
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Verena Peter
Martha Nüssli
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Oliver Diggelmann
Seppli Nüssli
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Klaus Knuth
Philipp Nüssli
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Erwin Kohlund
Fabrikant
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Babett Arens
Lisbeth Nüssli