S'Waisechind vo Engelberg

S'Waisechind vo Engelberg

90 mins | Drama | Sept. 1, 1956

The sculptor Andreas promised his seriously ill childhood friend before her death that he would take care of her daughter Heidemarie. While his application for custody is going through the authorities, the young girl comes to her uncle and his wife. Both treat Heidemarie badly so she spends most of the time with Andreas and the hunchback beggar boy Peter. Finally, the time has come: Andreas is granted custody and also takes Peter in with him.

S'Waisechind vo Engelberg

90 mins | Drama | Sept. 1, 1956

S'Waisechind vo Engelberg

The sculptor Andreas promised his seriously ill childhood friend before her death that he would take care of her daughter Heidemarie. While his application for custody is going through the authorities, the young girl comes to her uncle and his wife. Both treat Heidemarie badly so she spends most of the time with Andreas and the hunchback beggar boy Peter. Finally, the time has come: Andreas is granted custody and also takes Peter in with him.

Producers
Original title	S'Waisechind vo Engelberg
Directors	Hermann Kugelstadt
Writers	Jeanne Humbert, Johanna Spyri

Cast

Gustav Knuth

as Andreas

Eveline Grüneisen

as Heidemarie

Christian Fourcade

as Peter

Migg Hess

as

Urs Hess

as

Hannes Schmidhauser

as Calix

Franz Muxeneder

as Theo

Marianne Matti

as Eveline von Ritter

Helen Vita

as Jo

Carl Hisslinger

as

Karl Kuster

as

Paul Feyerabend

as

Joseph Käslin

as

Fredy Scheim

as

Marco Taralle

as

Elfriede Volker

as Peter's grandmother

Camille Bert

as Herr von Ritter