The Inventor

The Inventor (1980)

Der Erfinder

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.

Date of release
1980-10-25
TMDB
6.4 / 10 (4)
Runtime
1h 37m
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Director
Kurt Gloor

Casting

Interesting facts

The Inventor is a 1980 Swiss drama film directed and written by Kurt Gloor. Based on a play by Hansjörg Schneider, it stars Bruno Ganz as Jakob Nüssli, a pacifist farmer and inventor during the First World War. The film won the OCIC Award at the San Sebastián International Film Festival and was nominated for the Golden Bear at Berlin and the Gold Hugo at Chicago.

Production

Principal photography took place in the Zürcher Oberland from 9 June to 25 July 1980. The film received support from the Volkart Foundation, the Federal Department of Home Affairs and the Kuratorium des Kantons Aargau.

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