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The Inventor

70.00% | October 25, 1980 | Comedy, Drama

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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Kurt Gloor
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Bruno Ganz
Bruno Ganz
Jakob Nüssli
Verena Peter
Verena Peter
Martha Nüssli
Oliver Diggelmann
Oliver Diggelmann
Seppli Nüssli
Klaus Knuth
Klaus Knuth
Philipp Nüssli

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