The Swissmakers

The Swissmakers

7.0IMDb Score
Released:1978-11-03
Duration:107 min
Country:Switzerland
Director:Rolf Lyssy
Actors:Emil Steinberger, Walo Lüönd, Beatrice Kessler, Wolfgang Stendar, Hilde Ziegler
Production:T&C Film

Overview:

This romantic drama follows two policemen whose job is to investigate the lives of foreigners who have applied for Swiss citizenship. Among the applicants they must screen are a French psychiatrist and his wife, and a ballet dancer. The married couple are quickly accepted, but the dancer's life offers some objections. However, since the younger policeman has fallen in love with her, there is a chance that she, too, will win Swiss citizenship.

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