''Marie-Louise'' is a 1944 Swiss German and French language film directed by Leopold Lindtberg and an uncredited

Franz Schnyder Franz Schnyder (5 March 1910 – 8 February 1993) was a Swiss film director and screenwriter. He directed 15 films between 1941 and 1968. His film ''Der 10. Mai'' was entered into the 8th Berlin International Film Festival. Filmography * '' ...

. The film, distributed in the U.S. by Arthur Mayer and

Joseph Burstyn Joseph Burstyn (born Jossel Lejba Bursztyn; December 15, 1899 – November 29, 1953) was a Polish-American film distributor who specialized in the commercial release of foreign-language and American independent film productions. Life and career B ...

, was the first foreign language film ever to win the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.

Cast

* Josiane Hegg as Marie-Louise Fleury * Heinrich Gretler as Direktor Rüegg / Director Rüegg * Margrit Winter as Anna Rüegg * Anne-Marie Blanc as Heidi Rüegg * Armin Schweizer as Lehrer Bänninger / Teacher Bänninger * Mathilde Danegger as Päuli * Fred Tanner as Robert Scheibli * Emil Gerber as Ernst Schwarzenbach * Bernard Ammon as André * Germaine Tournier as Frau Fleury / Mrs. Fleury * Schaggi Streuli as Emil Kägi

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* 1944 films Swiss German-language films 1944 drama films Swiss black-and-white films Films whose writer won the Best Original Screenplay Academy Award Films directed by Leopold Lindtberg Films directed by Franz Schnyder Swiss drama films {{Switzerland-film-stub