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Kurt Gloor

The inventor who does not know that his invention does already exist. With Bruno Ganz

"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. 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."
Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide

"Ganz is more observant in Swiss director Kurt Gloor’s brutally sardonic DER ERFINDER (THE INVENTOR), and that proves his downfall as well. He’s a Swiss peasant, pacifist, and socialist who inquires deeper into the nature of things than his fellows and is regarded as a bit of a loony, even by his supportive wife. He sees the local count’s car get stuck once again in the mud and thinks, "What if a wagon could be made that carries its own road with it? It would make the world a better place, would it not?" The treachery of human nature sees to it that it doesn’t as his invention adds to the ongoing horrors of World War I and earns the inventor a diabolical fate."
Peter Keough, The Boston Phoenix

Kurt Gloor

1942-1997.

1996 LAHMGELEGT - DER KUNSTMALER KLAUS SPAHNI
1994 BLINDLINGS INS LEBEN
1993 TRAUMJOB FÜR SCHUTZENGEL
1993 JESSICA
1991 GESICHTER DER SCHWEIZ / VISAGES SUISSES: WILHELM TELL
1984 MANN OHNE GEDÄCHTNIS
1980 DER ERFINDER
1979 DER CHINESE
1977 EM LEHME SI LETSCHT
1976 DIE PLÖTZLICHE EINSAMKEIT DES KONRAD STEINER
1973 DIE BESTEN JAHRE
1971 DIE GRÜNEN KINDER
1970 EX
1969 DIE LANDSCHAFTSGÄRTNER
1968 HOMMAGE

Bruno Ganz

2005 NICOLAS BOUVIER - HOSPITAL STREET
2002 BRUNO GANZ - BEHIND ME
2000 PANE E TULIPANI
2000 WER ANGST WOLF
1983 DANS LA VILLE BLANCHE
1980 DER ERFINDER
1961 ES DACH ÜBEREM CHOPF

Walo Lüönd

Walo Lüönd grew up in Zug and completed an apprenticeship as a tailor before studying acting in Zurich. After gathering his initial experience on the Swiss stage, Walo Lüönd went abroad in the early 1950s and worked primarily in Munich, Essen and Berlin for more than ten years. While pursuing his stage career, Walo Lüönd also began working for television and film in Germany. In the 1970s he was discovered by Swiss filmmakers. His unforgettable interpretation of his role as Dällebach Kari – in the film with the same name by Kurt Früh – led to his breakthrough, which gave rise to a host of other films. Walo Lüönd has left his mark in Swiss films as an outstanding character actor, performing in more earnest, tragic or melancholic roles. He is a popular and much sought-after actor on the stage, television and in cinemas to this day.

2007 BRIEFE UND ANDERE GEHEIMNISSE (Judith Kennel)
2004 OESCHENE (Bernhard Giger)
2004 STERNENBERG (Christoph Schaub)
2004 BIENVENUE EN SUISSE (Léa Fazer)
2002 EXIT (Benjamin Kempf)
2001 ESCAPE TO PARADISE (Nino Jacusso)
2000 KOMIKER (Markus Imboden)
1988 DIE DOLLARFALLE (Thomas Koerfer)
1985 GAUNER IM PARADIES (Thomas Fantl)
1983 DIE SCHWARZE SPINNE (Mark M. Rissi)
1980 DER ERFINDER (Kurt Gloor)
1979 BROT UND STEINE (Walo Lüönd)
1978 DIE SCHWEIZERMACHER (Rolf Lyssy)
1977 DIE KONSEQUENZ (Wolfgang Petersen)
1975 DE GROTZEPUUR (Mark M. Rissi)
1973 DIE FABRIKANTEN (Urs Aebersold, Clemens Klopfenstein, Philip Schaad)
1972 DER FALL (Kurt Früh)
1970 DÄLLEBACH KARI (Kurt Früh)

News

DER ERFINDER von Kurt Gloor am 29. April in Bern 2008-04-29
Christmas ideas: Swiss Film Classics: Fiction films 2006-11-24
DER ERFINDER by Kurt Gloor with Bruno Ganz 2006-09-03

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Guten Tag, ich suche den Film die Landschaftsgärtner 1969 von Kurt Gloor. Können sie mir bitte weiterhelfen? Gibt es den Film als DVD?
Besten Dank Esther Zurfluh
Keywords: die Landschaftsgärtner
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