''The Inventor'' () is a 1981 Swiss-German
comedy drama
Comedy drama (also known by the portmanteau dramedy) is a hybrid genre of works that combine elements of comedy and Drama (film and television), drama. In film, as well as scripted television series, serious dramatic subjects (such as death, il ...
directed by
Kurt Gloor. It was entered into the
31st Berlin International Film Festival.
Cast
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Bruno Ganz
Bruno Ganz (; 22 March 1941 – 16 February 2019) was a Swiss actor whose career in German stage, television and film productions spanned nearly 60 years. He was known for his collaborations with the directors Werner Herzog, Éric Rohmer, Franc ...
– Jakob Nüssli
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Walo Lüönd – Otti
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Verena Peter – Martha Nüssli
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Oliver Diggelmann – Seppli Nüssli
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Klaus Knuth – Philipp Nüssli
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Thomas Ott – Kobi
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Babett Arens – Lisbeth
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Inigo Gallo – Victor
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Erwin Kohlund – Fabrikant (Facrory-owner)
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Klaus Steiger – Arzt (Doktor)
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Walter Ruch – Pfarrer (Reverend)
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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 ...
– Spekulant (Speculator)
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Ettore Cella
Ettore Cella (12 September 1913 – 1 July 2004) was a Swiss actor and film director. He was naturalised as a Swiss citizen in 1930, as his parents had emigrated from Italy. He appeared in 25 films between 1941 and 2004. He starred in the 19 ...
– Patron
References
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1981 films
1981 comedy-drama films
Swiss comedy-drama films
German comedy-drama films
West German films
1980s German-language films
Films directed by Kurt Gloor
Films set in the 1910s
Films set in Switzerland
Tragicomedy films
1980s German films
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