List of Swiss films

A list of films produced in Switzerland. For an A-Z list see Category:Swiss films

Contents

1940s

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
1940
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1941
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1942
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1943
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1944
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1945
The Last Chance (Die Letzte Chance) Leopold Lindtberg Ewart G. Morrison, John Hoy, Ray Reagan Drama won Golden Globe and Grand Prize in Cannes
1946
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1947
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1948
The Search (Die Gezeichneten) Fred Zinnemann Montgomery Clift, Aline MacMahon Drama Co production with the USA
1949

1950s

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
1950
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1951
Four in a Jeep Leopold Lindtberg, Elizabeth Montagu Ralph Meeker, Viveca Lindfors Drama
1952
Heidi Luigi Comencini Elisabeth Simon, Heinrich Gretler family movie, Drama
1953
The Village Leopold Lindtberg Entered into the 1953 Cannes Film Festival and the 3rd Berlin International Film Festival
1954
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1955
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1956
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1957
Der 10. Mai Franz Schnyder Entered into the 8th Berlin International Film Festival
1958
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1959

1960s

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
1960
' Sacred Waters Alfred Weidenmann Hansjörg Felmy, Cordula Trantow, Hanns Lothar Drama
1961
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1962
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1963
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1964
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1965
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1966
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1967
The Unknown Man of Shandigor Jean-Louis Roy Entered into the 1967 Cannes Film Festival
1968
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1969

1970s

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
1970
Black Out Jean-Louis Roy Entered into the 20th Berlin International Film Festival
1971
The Light at the Edge of the World Co production with the USA and Spain
The Salamander Alain Tanner
1972
The Surveyors Michel Soutter Entered into the 1972 Cannes Film Festival
Der Fall Kurt Früh Walo Lüönd, Katrin Buschor, Annemarie Düringer Drama
1973
The Pedestrian (film) Maximillian Schell With West Germany
The Invitation Claude Goretta Won the Jury Prize at the 1973 Cannes Film Festival
1974
General Idi Amin Dada: A Self Portrait Barbet Schroeder Biography France co-production
1975
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1976
Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000 Alain Tanner
The Sudden Loneliness of Konrad Steiner Kurt Gloor Ettore Cella Entered into the 26th Berlin International Film Festival
Shadow of Angels Daniel Schmid Entered into the 1976 Cannes Film Festival
1977
Providence (1977 film) Alain Resnais
Women in Cellblock 9 Jesus Franco
1978
The Swissmakers Rolf Lyssy Highest grossing movie in Switzerland until 1997.
1979
Les petites fugues Yves Yersin Entered into the 1979 Cannes Film Festival
Messidor Alain Tanner Entered into the 29th Berlin International Film Festival

1980s

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
1980
Palermo or Wolfsburg Werner Schroeter West Germany
1981
The Boat Is Full Markus Imhoof Won a Silver Bear at Berlin
The Inventor Kurt Gloor Entered into the 31st Berlin International Film Festival
Teheran 43 With USSR and France
1982
Hécate Daniel Schmid Entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival
1983
The Death of Mario Ricci Claude Goretta Gian Maria Volonté Won the Best Actor award at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival
In the White City Alain Tanner Entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival
1984
Dangerous Moves Richard Dembo Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
Man Without Memory Kurt Gloor Entered into the 34th Berlin International Film Festival
1985
Höhenfeuer Fredi M. Murer
Derborence Francis Reusser Entered into the 1985 Cannes Film Festival
1986
1987
Jenatsch Daniel Schmid Screened at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival
1988
La méridienne Jean-François Amiguet Screened at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival
1989
Bankomatt Villi Hermann Entered into the 39th Berlin International Film Festival
The Favorite Maud Adams

1990s

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
1990
Angels Jacob Berger Entered into the 40th Berlin International Film Festival
Journey of Hope Xavier Koller Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
1991
The Mountain Markus Imhoof Entered into the 41st Berlin International Film Festival
1992
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1993
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1994
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1995
Before Sunrise Richard Linklater
Silent Night Dani Levy Entered into the 46th Berlin International Film Festival
1996
Fourbi Alain Tanner Screened at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival
1997
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1998
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1999
Beresina, or the Last Days of Switzerland Daniel Schmid Satirical comedy Screened at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival

2000s

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
2000
Joy Ride Martin Rengell
2001
Kilimanjaro: How to spell Love! Mike Eschmann Martin Rapold, Gesine Cukrowski, Stefan Gubser, Inigo Callo, Eliane Chappuis Comedy
2002
Ready, Steady, Charlie! Michael Koch Comedy Original title Achtung, Fertig, Charlie!
Crisis in Havana Viktor Giacobbo, Mike Müller Comedy Original title Ernstfall in Havanna
2003
2004
Bienvenue en Suisse Léa Fazer Screened at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival
Love Express Elena Hazanov Mathilda May, Vincent Winterhalter, Sibylle Blanc, Carlos Leal, Roberto Bestazzoni Comedy
Sternenberg Christoph Schaub Mathias Gnädinger, Sara Capretti Comedy Nominated for Swiss Film Prize 2005
Strähl Manuel Flurin Hendry Drama
2005
Clean Geoffrey Engelbrecht Short Film Best Short Film Lausanne Underground Film and Music Festival
We Are The Faithful Documentary
2006
Grounding Michael Steiner Drama
2007
Love And Mania Michael C. Huber Sibylle Canonica, Michael Koch Drama
Late Bloomers Bettina Oberli Stephanie Glaser Drama Original title Die Herbstzeitlosen
Vitus Fredi M. Murer Drama
2008
Geld oder Leben Roger Mäder Daniel Rohr Comedy
Home Ursula Meier Isabelle Huppert
2009
Cargo Ivan Engler Science fiction

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