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The Inventor

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.

Top Cast

  • Bruno Ganz

    Bruno Ganz

    Jakob Nüssli

  • Walo Lüönd

    Walo Lüönd

    Otti

  • Verena Peter

    Verena Peter

    Martha Nüssli

  • Oliver Diggelmann

    Oliver Diggelmann

    Seppli Nüssli

  • Klaus Knuth

    Klaus Knuth

    Philipp Nüssli

  • Erwin Kohlund

    Erwin Kohlund

    Fabrikant

  • Ettore Cella

    Ettore Cella

    Patron

  • Margrit Rainer

    Margrit Rainer

    Herta

  • René Scheibli

    René Scheibli

    Ingenieur

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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