

The Swissmakers
1978-11-03 · 107 min · ★ 7.0
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.
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- Directors
- Rolf Lyssy
- Production companies
- T&C Film
- Countries
- Switzerland
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Emil SteinbergerMoritz Fischer
Walo LüöndMax Bodmer
Wolfgang StendarDr. Helmut Starke
Hilde ZieglerGertrud Starke
Claudio CaramaschiFranceso Grimolli
Silvia JostSandra Grimolli
Bill RamseyWilliam S. Tall
Ulrich BeckLanguage laboratory teacher
Valerie SteinmannRoom owner
Ernst StiefelChief of police
Dore de Rosa
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