De Grotzepuur

Mark M. Rissi

The tumultuous life of a hide-bound farmer, unwilling to respond to modern life's requirements, is the subject of this film. Grotzepuur (Schaggi Streuli) through a combination of drunkenness and stubborn adherence to archaic farming practices manages to lose his farm, despite the good advice given to him by his son. De Grotzepuur, filmed in a regional Swiss dialect, marks the directorial debut of Mark M. Rissi.
Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide

Mark M. Rissi

1989 DER GATTE
1986 GAME AFGHAN - DIE TRAUER DER AFGHANE
1985 LISI UND DER GENERAL
1983 DIE SCHWARZE SPINNE
1979 BROT UND STEINE
1975 DE GROTZEPUUR

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)

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