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The Swissmakers
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The Swissmakers

1978-11-03 · 107 min · ★ 7.0

Comedy · Romance · Drama

This romantic drama follows two policemen whose job is to investigate the lives of foreigners who have applied for Swiss citizenship. Among the applicants they must screen are a French psychiatrist and his wife, and a ballet dancer. The married couple are quickly accepted, but the dancer's life offers some objections. However, since the younger policeman has fallen in love with her, there is a chance that she, too, will win Swiss citizenship.

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Directors
Rolf Lyssy
Production companies
T&C Film
Countries
Switzerland
Status
Released

Top Cast

Emil SteinbergerEmil SteinbergerMoritz Fischer
Walo LüöndWalo LüöndMax Bodmer
Beatrice KesslerMilena Vakulic
Wolfgang StendarWolfgang StendarDr. Helmut Starke
Hilde ZieglerHilde ZieglerGertrud Starke
Claudio CaramaschiClaudio CaramaschiFranceso Grimolli
Silvia JostSilvia JostSandra Grimolli
Bill RamseyBill RamseyWilliam S. Tall
Ulrich BeckUlrich BeckLanguage laboratory teacher
Bettina LindtbergMartha Grosz
Valerie SteinmannValerie SteinmannRoom owner
Ernst StiefelErnst StiefelChief of police
Dore de RosaDore de Rosa
Aviva JoelAviva Joel
Monika Koch
Johannes Peyer

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