Cast: Max Haufler

Direction Gottfried Reinhardt

Cast Kirk Douglas · Barbara Rutting · Christine Kaufmann · E.G. Marshall

Synopsis Town Without Pity (1961) follows Major Steve Garrett, portrayed by Kirk Douglas, as he faces one of his most daunting professional tasks. He is assigned to defend four American soldiers accused of a heinous crime: the gang rape of a...

Direction Bernhard Wicki

Cast Marlon Brando · Yul Brynner · Janet Margolin · Trevor Howard

Synopsis Morituri (1965) is a gripping World War II espionage thriller. Marlon Brando portrays Robert Crain, a German deserter who is compelled by British Intelligence officer Colonel Statter (Trevor Howard) to pose as a Gestapo officer. His mission is to infiltrate...

Direction Arthur Hiller

Cast Robert Taylor · Lilli Palmer · Curd Jürgens · Eddie Albert

Synopsis Miracle of the White Stallions (1963) is set against the backdrop of World War II in Austria, where Colonel Alois Podhajsky faces the daunting task of safeguarding his cherished Lipizzaner stallions. As the war intensifies, Podhajsky must ensure that these...

Direction Rudolf Jugert

Cast Peter van Eyck · Marie Versini · Walter Rilla · Fritz Wepper

Direction Franz Schnyder

Cast Willy Ackermann · Friedrich Braun · Pierre Dagmar · Paulette Dubost

Direction Kurt Früh

Cast Max Haufler · Ruedi Walter · Zarli Carigiet · Ursula Heyer

Synopsis Hinter den sieben Gleisen (1959) follows the lives of three vagabonds—Dürst, Barbarossa, and Clown—who reside in a modest, dilapidated shack tucked away behind the tracks of a busy railway yard. They embrace a carefree existence, taking each day as it...

Direction Luigi Comencini

Cast Elsbeth Sigmund · Heinrich Gretler · Thomas Klameth · Elsie Attenhofer

Synopsis Heidi (1952) follows the journey of a young orphan named Heidi, who is sent to reside with her gruff and isolated grandfather in a remote Alpine cabin. Initially, the old man is distant and unkind, but Heidi's endearing nature gradually...

Direction Kurt Hoffmann

Cast O.E. Hasse · Johanna von Koczian · Hansjörg Felmy · Martin Held

Synopsis The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi (1961) centers around Anastasia (Johanna von Koczian), a woman entangled in a complex web of deceit and betrayal. Her lover, Saint-Claude, a doctor, provides her with a lethal poison, which she uses to eliminate her...

Direction Franz Schnyder

Cast Hannes Schmidhauser · Nelly Borgeaud · Peter Arens · Heinrich Gretler

Direction Sigfrit Steiner

Cast Heinrich Gretler · Adolf Manz · Maria Schell · Gertrud Maria Müller

Direction Franz Schnyder

Cast Liselotte Pulver · Hannes Schmidhauser · Heinrich Gretler · Emil Hegetschweiler

Synopsis Uli der Knecht (1954) follows the journey of Uli, a farmhand at the Boden farm, who is known for his rowdy behavior, carelessness, and extravagant spending. After receiving a stern lecture from his master, Uli gains a new perspective. He...

Direction Kurt Früh

Cast Emil Hegetschweiler · Ettore Cella · Ursula Kopp · Peter Brogle

Synopsis Bäckerei Zürrer (1957) follows the story of a widowed baker, Zürrer, who faces the challenge of raising his three children alone. Each of his offspring presents unique disappointments, testing his patience and resilience as he strives to maintain his bakery...

Direction Harold French

Cast Madeleine Carroll · Ian Hunter · Michael Rennie · Anne-Marie Blanc

Synopsis White Cradle Inn (1947) unfolds in a quaint Swiss town that has been a sanctuary for French children uprooted by the war. As the time for the children's return to France approaches, one young boy expresses his desire to remain,...