Jenatsch

Overview

A journalist is assigned to interview an eccentric anthropologist who has exhumed the skeleton of Jörg Jenatsch, a revered freedom fighter who was mysteriously murdered in 1639. Initially disinterested, the journalist begins to uncover unflattering truths about the national hero and experiences visions in which he seems to be witnessing events that transpired over 300 years ago. As he obsessively pursues the investigation, his personal life and his grip on reality disintegrate, drawing him relentlessly toward the fatal carnival at which Jenatsch was killed.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

June 1, 1987

Original language

German

Spoken languages

french, italian

Countries

France, Switzerland

Production

ZDF,Limbo Film AG,Beat Curti,Société de Banque Suisse,Bleu Productions,Schweizer Fernsehen (SF),Limbo Film AG, Beat Curti, Société de Banque Suisse, Bleu Productions, Schweizer Fernsehen (SF), ZDF

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0093302