''The Mountain'' () is a 1991 Swiss
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...
directed by
Markus Imhoof
Markus Imhoof (born 19 September 1941) is a Swiss film director, screenwriter, theatre and opera director.
Biography
He began his career as a documentary maker, focusing on controversial issues. His 1968 film ''Rondo'' was a critical look at ...
. It was entered into the
41st Berlin International Film Festival
The 41st annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 15 to 26 February 1991. The festival opened with ''Uranus (film), Uranus'' by Claude Berri.
The Golden Bear was awarded to Italian film ''The House of Smiles'' directed by Marco F ...
.
The film was selected as the Swiss entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film
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Best Actor/Best Actress
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at the
64th Academy Awards
The 64th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 1991 in the United States and took place on March 30, 1992, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles beg ...
, but was not accepted as a nominee.
[Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]
Cast
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Susanne Lothar
Susanne Lothar (15 November 1960 – 21 July 2012) was a German film, television and stage actress. Her work included collaborations with Austrian filmmaker Michael Haneke. She was married to fellow actor Ulrich Mühe, with whom she frequently ...
as Lena
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Mathias Gnädinger
Mathias Gnädinger (25 March 1941 – 3 April 2015) was a Swiss stage and film actor.
Career
Initially a typesetter and typographer, Gnädinger began his acting training at the ''Bühnenstudio Zürich'' (now part of the Zurich University of ...
as Manser
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Peter Simonischek
Peter Simonischek (6 August 1946 – 29 May 2023) was an Austrian actor. He was a celebrated stage performer and a regular ensemble member of the Burgtheater from 1999. He often appeared at the Salzburg Festival and had played the title role i ...
as Kreuzpointner
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Agnes Fink
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as Mutter Manser
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Jürgen Cziesla as Direktor
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Adolf Laimböck as Oberst
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Heinrich Beens as Pfarrer
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Ingold Wildenauer as Eisenbahner
*
Branko Samarovski Branko (Cyrillic script: Бранко; ) is a South Slavic male given name found in all of the former Yugoslavia. It is related to the names Branimir and Branislav, and the female equivalent is Branka.
People named Branko include:
* Branko (DJ), Po ...
as Jetzeler (as Branko Samarowsky)
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Hans-Rudolf Twerenbold as Mann am Stammtisch
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Barbara Schneider as Freundin
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Herbert Müller as Fotograf
See also
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References
External links
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1991 films
Swiss German-language films
1991 drama films
Films directed by Markus Imhoof
Films set in the Alps
Swiss drama films
1990s German-language films
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