The Inventor

The Inventor (1980)


  • Genre: Comedy, Drama
  • Release Date: 1980-10-25
  • User Rating: 6.2/10 from 2 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 37min
  • Language: Deutsch
  • Production Country: Switzerland, Germany
  • Director: Kurt Gloor
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Summary

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.

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  • Bruno Ganz

    as Jakob Nüssli
  • Walo Lüönd

    as Otti
  • Verena Peter

    as Martha Nüssli
  • Oliver Diggelmann

    as Seppli Nüssli
  • Klaus Knuth

    as Philipp Nüssli
  • Erwin Kohlund

    as Fabrikant
  • Ettore Cella

    as Patron
  • Margrit Rainer

    as Herta
  • René Scheibli

    as Ingenieur
  • Michael Gempart

    as Gerhard
  • Mathias Gnädinger

    as Speculator
  • Babett Arens

    as Lisbeth Nüssli
  • Inigo Gallo

    as Viktor
Directing Kurt Gloor Director
Writing Kurt Gloor Screenplay
Writing Hansjörg Schneider Writer
Sound Jonas C. Häfeli Music
Crew Franz Rath Cinematography
Editing Stefanie Wilke Editor

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