Movie 'Die Schweizermacher' (The Swissmakers)
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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.
German (Deutsch)
„Die Schweizermacher“ nimmt die schweizerische Einbürgerungspraxis aufs Korn. Ausländer müssen beweisen, dass sie „schweizerischer“ als Schweizer sind; Einbürgerungsbeamte zeigen sich als gnadenlose Bürokraten.
French (Français)
- a.k.a. Les Faiseurs de Suisses
L'inspecteur Bodmer est chargé de suivre et de juger les prétendants à la nationalité suisse. Aidé de Fisher, son stagiaire, il étudie les cas de la famille Grimolli, du docteur Starke et sa femme, ainsi que celui d'une danseuse grâce à différentes questions et autres tests plus farfelus les uns que les autres.
Italian (Italiano)
- Release Date
- Runtime
- Keywords
- bureaucracy
- citizenship
- immigrant
- immigration
- surveillance
- switzerland
- zurich
- Genres
- Comedy
- Drama
- Romance
- Languages
- German (Deutsch)
- English
- Italian (Italiano)
- Origin Countries
Germany
Switzerland- Production Countries
- Switzerland
- Production Companies
- T&C Film
- Release Dates
- German (Deutsch): Theatrical 12
- Italian (Italiano): Theatrical
Premiere Toronto International Film Festival- French (Français): Theatrical
- Theatrical West Germany
Theatrical U- Theatrical East Germany
Theatrical
Premiere Bergamo Film Meeting- Physical Blu-ray
- Physical DVD
- Ratings
- TMDb 70% · 37 (more information on website)
- IMDb 71% · 1,205 (more information on website)
Cast
| Character | Person |
|---|---|
| Moritz Fischer | Emil Steinberger |
| Max Bodmer | Walo Lüönd |
| Milena Vakulic | Beatrice Kessler |
| Dr. Helmut Starke | Wolfgang Stendar |
| Gertrud Starke | Hilde Ziegler |
| Franceso Grimolli | Claudio Caramaschi |
| Sandra Grimolli | Silvia Jost |
| William S. Tall | Bill Ramsey |
| Language laboratory teacher | Ulrich Beck |
| Martha Grosz | Bettina Lindtberg |
| Room owner | Valerie Steinmann |
| Chief of police | Ernst Stiefel |
| – | Dore de Rosa |
| – | Aviva Joel |
| – | Monika Koch |
| – | Johannes Peyer |
Crew
| Department | Job | Person |
|---|---|---|
| Art | Art Direction | Edith Peier |
| Camera | Director of Photography | Fritz E. Mäder |
| Costume & Make-Up | Costume Design | Greta Roderer |
| Makeup Artist | Giacomo Peier | |
| Directing | Director | Rolf Lyssy |
| Editing | Editor | Georg Janett |
| Production | Producer | Marcel Hoehn |
| Rolf Lyssy | ||
| Producer's Assistant | Rose-Marie Schneider | |
| Production Manager | Rudolf Santschi | |
| Sound | Music | Jonas C. Häfeli |
| Sound | Hans Künzi | |
| Writing | Screenplay | Christa Maerker |
| Rolf Lyssy |