The Inventor

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 25, 1980

Original language

German

Spoken languages

German

Countries

Switzerland, Germany

Cast

Ettore Cella,Margrit Rainer,Babett Arens,Walo Lüönd,René Scheibli,Michael Gempart,Klaus Knuth,Inigo Gallo,Erwin Kohlund,Bruno Ganzand 3 more

Director

Kurt Gloor

Writer

Kurt Gloor,Hansjörg Schneider

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0080691