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Emil Steinberger | ... | Moritz Fischer |
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Walo Lüönd | ... | Max Bodmer |
| Beatrice Kessler | ... | Milena Vakulic | |
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Wolfgang Stendar | ... | Dr. Helmut Starke |
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Hilde Ziegler | ... | Gertrud Starke |
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Claudio Caramaschi | ... | Franceso Grimolli |
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Silvia Jost | ... | Sandra Grimolli |
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Ulrich Beck | ... | Sprachlaborlehrer |
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Foreigners who apply to become Swiss citizens have no easy task - especially when the police lets Bodmer loose to check upon their background, their integration in the society, and the possible danger they represent to the orderliness and cleanliness of the country. Bodmer gets a new assistant to help him corner unsuitable applicants. Very soon, a couple of conformist German physicians, a pretty Eastern European dancer, and the inevitable (and politically troublesome) Italian immigrant and his family start shooting themselves in the foot in their attempts to get the red passport with a white cross. Written by Eduardo Casais <eduardo.casais@research.nokia.com>
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Country:
SwitzerlandRelease Date:
12 October 1979 (West Germany) See more »Also Known As:
Hogyan csináljunk svájcit? See more »Filming Locations:
Zürich, Kanton Zürich, SwitzerlandCompany Credits
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In 1970s the Yugoslav passport was one of the best in the world for travel. As stated in Munevera Hadzisehovic's book, "A Muslim Woman in Tito's Yugoslavia", the Yugoslav passport has been described as highly regarded and that with it immigrants were able to find jobs among European firms trading with the East and other countries. It was also described as 'one of the most convenient in the world, as it was one of the few with which a person could travel freely through both the East and West' during the cold war (Ruud Van Dijk's "Encyclopedia of the Cold War"). See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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The movie is still very up to date in terms of migration background and the difficulties of integrating. If the movie would be shot today it would definitely lack the political incorrectness, which is the essence of it all. Of course some of the finest swiss actors participate, giving it a unique touch One of my absolute all-time top favorite movie, and certainly one of those flicks you can watch over and over again.....play it again Sam. Oh yes a few other highlights of swiss flicks: Der schwarze Tanner, Höhenfeuer, Sonnyboy, and of course just recently released Sennentuntschi. Especially Sennentuntschi a combination of Thriller, Mysthic, and bloody Facts will be kept in mind.