The Swissmakers

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.

Die Schweizermacher
Directed byRolf Lyssy
Written byRolf Lyssy
Christa Maerker
Release date
1978
LanguageSwiss German

Die Schweizermacher remains one of the most successful Swiss movies, reaching 940,145 admissions in a country of 6.5 million inhabitants.[1] 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
  1. ProCinema - Schweizerischer Verband für Kino und Filmverleih, Kinogutscheine Archived 2009-07-09 at the Wayback Machine


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