The Inventor

10/25/1980

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1hr 37min

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Comedy

,Drama

STORY

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.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Bruno Ganz
  • Walo Lüönd
  • Verena Peter
  • Oliver Diggelmann
  • Klaus Knuth

    Director

  • Kurt Gloor

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

    Production Countries

  • Switzerland
  • Germany

LANGUAGES

  • German