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It Happened in Broad Daylight
1958-06-09
The search for a child murderer drags a once-respected detective into an all-consuming obsession.
The Trial
1962-08-25
The surreal tale of an unassuming man who is accused of a never-specified crime and shambles through
Der Mustergatte
1959-11-11
Willy Guggenbrühl is a meticulous bank clerk and an extremely shy person. Over time, this leads to h
Geld und Geist
1964-10-08
The farmer Christen, his wife Änneli, their sons Resli and Christeli, and their daughter Annelisi li
Uli der Knecht
1954-10-19
The film traces Uli's progress from his humble peasant surroundings to the homes of the wealthy and
Town Without Pity
1961-10-10
Four American soldiers stationed near a German village face death in the rape of a local girl and ar
The Cheese Factory in the Hamlet
1958-12-26
The farmers of a village decide to postpone the construction of a new school in profit of a concentr
Hinter den sieben Gleisen
1959-01-01
They live behind the rails of the classification yard in a small and shabby hut. They take the days
Anne Bäbi Jowäger I. Part - How Jakobli comes to a woman
1960-10-21
The trials of the wealthy Emmentaler farming family Jowäger, adapted from the 19th century novel of
Anne Bäbi Jowager, Part 2 - Jakobli and Meyeli
1961-03-24
The further trials of the wealthy Emmentaler farming family Jowäger and their neighbors, adapted fro
White Cradle Inn
1947-02-28
This drama is set in Switzerland and chronicles a fight between an innkeeper and her husband, a chro
Steibruch
1942-01-01
A man in his fifties returns from America to his native village. Everyone knows that in the New Worl
The Devil May Well Laugh
1960-12-15
Three bums get played by the devil.
Bit by Bit
1962-10-04
A mother wants to buy a bike for her son, but she doesn't have enough money.
Children of the Mountains
1958-10-15
Josef Rainer is a road worker in a mountain village in Liechtenstein. His wife Marianne works as a w
Abschied
1966-03-03
The burial of an old woman leads to several complications among family and friends.
The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi
1961-06-23
Florestan Mississippi, a public prosecutor by profession, visits a lady named Anastasia and, while d
Palace Hotel
1952-04-14
The paths of guests and employees cross at the Palace Hotel in St. Moritz: A chambermaid experiences
The Zürrer Bakery
1957-09-25
Widowed baker Zürrer has to raise his three children, who all turn out to be disappointments to him
Chikita
1962-04-26
Brothel-owner Chikita Hausmann is forced to flee a South American revolution and sets up a new “hous
Madness Rules
1947-04-17
If any one man is responsible for the rejuvenation of the postwar Swiss film industry, that man was
The Mountains Between Us
1956-12-21
After the death of his parents, Beat Matter grows up with the Escher family. Their son Dominik is hi
Morituri
1965-08-24
A German living in India during World War II is blackmailed by the English to impersonate an SS offi
Der Richter und sein Henker
1957-09-06
The old and sick detective superintendent Bärlach has to investigate the murder of his colleague Ulr