The Swissmakers

The Swissmakers

107 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | Nov. 3, 1978

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.

The Swissmakers

107 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | Nov. 3, 1978

The Swissmakers
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.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers T&C Film AG
Original title Die Schweizermacher
Directors Rolf Lyssy
Writers Christa Maerker, Rolf Lyssy

Cast

Emil Steinberger

as Moritz Fischer

Walo Lüönd

as Max Bodmer

Beatrice Kessler

as Milena Vakulic

Wolfgang Stendar

as Dr. Helmut Starke

Hilde Ziegler

as Gertrud Starke

Claudio Caramaschi

as Franceso Grimolli

Silvia Jost

as Sandra Grimolli

Bill Ramsey

as William S. Tall

Ulrich Beck

as Language laboratory teacher

Bettina Lindtberg

as Martha Grosz

Valerie Steinmann

as Room owner

Ernst Stiefel

as Chief of police