The Inventor

The Inventor — Plot

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.

• Release date
• October 25, 1980
• Runtime
• 97 min
• Genres
• Comedy, Drama
• Director
• Kurt Gloor

The Inventor — Cast

Bruno Ganz Jakob Nüssli 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 Erwin Kohlund Fabrikant Ettore Cella Patron Margrit Rainer Herta