The Inventor ( 1980 )

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.

Top Cast

Bruno Ganz

Jakob Nüssli

Walo Lüönd

Otti

Verena Peter

Martha Nüssli

Oliver Diggelmann

Seppli Nüssli

Klaus Knuth

Philipp Nüssli

Erwin Kohlund

Fabrikant

Ettore Cella

Patron

Margrit Rainer

Herta

René Scheibli

Ingenieur

Michael Gempart

Gerhard

Mathias Gnädinger

Speculator

Babett Arens

Lisbeth Nüssli

Inigo Gallo

Viktor