Acting
Ettore Cella
Born 1913-09-12
Acting credits
6.4Widowed baker Zürrer has to raise his three children, who all turn out to be disappointments to him in various ways.
The Zürrer Bakery
1957
7.4The search for a child murderer drags a once-respected detective into an all-consuming obsession.
It Happened in Broad Daylight
1958
9.0Constable Studer of the Bern cantonal police is stubborn and gnarled. Because of his nature, he has few friends. He has this in common with the murder victim: James Farny was known by everyone as "The Chinese". The man had traveled the world and now he has been found shot dead in the village cemetery: was it murder or did he kill himself? He had the gun in his hand. Studer doesn't believe it was suicide...
Der Chinese
1979
8.5No synopsis available yet.
Fräulein Huser
1940
The Zurich social welfare office sends a young worker to look after a 75 year old man thinking about suicide: His wife is suddenly paralyzed and his dwelling and work place change hands, forcing him to deal with relocating as well.
Die plötzliche Einsamkeit des Konrad Steiner
1976
9.0Kneuss is an eccentric. He has been hired by his childhood friend Schnaffelmann as a consultant in his advertising agency. During a visit to Schnaffelmann's home, he recognizes his childhood sweetheart Cäcilie Bucher in Schnaffelmann's wife Cécile, and the old familiarity between Kneuss and Cécile, who is frustrated in her marriage, quickly returns. Kneuss realizes that Schnaffelmann is using the advertising agency to cover up his activities in the drug trade.
Kneuss
1978
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Wenn der Kuckuck ruft
1941
9.0A woman disappears after visiting her daughter and realizing her presence was unwelcome by her in-laws. Some time later, a body is found in a nearby lake.
Portrait of a Woman
1944
No synopsis available yet.
Der blaue Strohhut
1959
6.4In 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.
The Inventor
1980
8.0Espionage thriller about a married couple caught in the middle of dueling spy organisations.
People in the Net
1959
6.5A "milieustudie" about a girl going to the famous Cafe Odeon and trying to make ends meet.
Café Odeon
1959
9.0Glacier pilot Hermann Geiger flies over a four-thousand-meter peak in the Valais Alps and observes a glacier collapse. The next day, three rope teams climb through this glacier to Dent Blanche. However, Dr. Gruber, accompanied by his wife, a young engineer named Gisler with his girlfriend Monica, two young men named Charly and Roby, mountain guide Perren, and the athletic Englishman Puckle get caught in a storm. Due to the weather conditions, Gruber slips and drags the other participants down with him. His wife, who had stayed behind in a hut, alerts the mountain rescue service. The storm initially prevents glacier pilot Geiger from taking action, but he then risks a breakneck landing to rescue the group.
SOS - Gletscherpilot
1959
8.518-year-old Rafael is determined to conquer the world as a musician. "Life is a game," he says, but unexpectedly, it turns into a bitter reality. How much freedom is allowed?
Utopia Blues
2001
9.0Three bums get played by the devil.
The Devil May Well Laugh
1960
7.0Franz Engi returns to his hometown after being away for 30 years. A lot of things have changed in that time. There are only few families with children left in the village and that is why the school is about to be closed down. Franz decides to save the school and teacher Eva's job in a very unusual way....
Sternenberg
2004
8.0The film follows a group of 14 Swiss girls during and after their final exams. It shows their little worries, joys, and conflicts during a time of transition from youth to adulthood.
Matura-Reise
1943
Behind the camera
No synopsis available yet.
Der Babutz
1971
No synopsis available yet.
Die Mondfrau
1970
No synopsis available yet.
Schuster Aiolos
1970
7.0Bobby Jucker's soap business is on the brink of collapse. The resigned manufacturer expects to go bankrupt soon. So he doesn't mind letting his wife take the reins and putting on an apron himself. Clara Jucker is tired of being a housewife anyway. Bobby is already gloating over his wife's failure. But Clara turns out to have a talent for business, and instead of impending bankruptcy, her husband now has to cope with his wife's success. What makes the situation even more unbearable is that Clara seems to get along very well with her new assistant, Binggeli-Braun. Bobby Jucker's envy is now compounded by jealousy toward his supposed rival. A fight is inevitable.
My Frau - dr Chef
1975
No synopsis available yet.
Klassenkampf
1971
No synopsis available yet.
Prometheus aus der Seitengasse
1970
No synopsis available yet.
Samstag, Sonntag, Montag
1964
No synopsis available yet.
Ein Spiel von Tod und Liebe
1967
No synopsis available yet.
Die Bestattung des Oskar Lieberherr
1970