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Director
  
Rolf Lyssy

Duration
  

Music director
  
Jonas C. Hafeli

7.2/10
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Genre
  
Comedy

Running time
  
1h 47m

The Swissmakers movie poster

Language
  
Swiss Standard German

Writer
  
Rolf Lyssy
,
Christa Maerker

Release date
  
1978

Initial release
  
November 3, 1978 (Switzerland)

Screenplay
  
Rolf Lyssy, Christa Maerker

Cast
  
Emil Steinberger
(Moritz Fischer),
Walo Lüönd
(Max Bodmer),
Beatrice Kessler
(Milena Vakulic),
Wolfgang Stendar
(Dr. Helmut Starke),
Hilde Ziegler
(Gertrud Starke),
Claudio Caramaschi
(Franceso Grimolli)

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Die schweizermacher the swissmakers 1979 trailer


The Swissmakers (German: Die Schweizermacher) is a Swiss 1978 comedy film directed by Rolf Lyssy. The movie deals with the many woes of foreigners who decide to obtain Swiss nationality but are forced to deal with bureaucratic and cultural barriers.

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Die Schweizermacher remains one of the most successful Swiss movies, reaching 940,145 admissions in a country of 6.5 million inhabitants. It was also the highest grossing movie in Switzerland until it was overtaken by Titanic in 1997.

Cast

  • Emil Steinberger – Moritz Fischer
  • Walo Lüönd – Max Bodmer
  • Beatrice Kessler – Milena Vakulic
  • Claudio Caramaschi – Francesco Grimolli
  • Wolfgang Stendar – Dr. Helmut Starke
  • Hilde Ziegler – Gertrud Starke
  • References

    The Swissmakers Wikipedia
    The Swissmakers IMDb The Swissmakers themoviedb.org