Overview
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, and regard him as a crackpot. 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. The discovery finally breaks him, and he is quickly shuttled off to an asylum.
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Bruno Ganz
Jakob Nüssli
Walo Lüönd
Otti
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Verena Peter
Martha Nüssli
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Oliver Diggelmann
Seppli Nüssli
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Klaus Knuth
Philipp Nüssli
Erwin Kohlund
Fabrikant
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Ettore Cella
Patron
Margrit Rainer
Herta
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René Scheibli
Ingenieur
Michael Gempart
Gerhard
Mathias Gnädinger
Speculator
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Babett Arens
Lisbeth Nüssli
