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.
Cast
- Bruno Ganz as Jakob Nüssli
- Walo Lüönd as Otti
- Verena Peter as Martha Nüssli
- Oliver Diggelmann as Seppli Nüssli
- Klaus Knuth as Philipp Nüssli
- Erwin Kohlund as Fabrikant
- Ettore Cella as Patron
- Margrit Rainer as Herta
- René Scheibli as Ingenieur
- Michael Gempart as Gerhard