The Ring Thing (2004)
All Friedrich wanted was to propose to Heidi, his supervisor, on a business trip. But while rehearsing on an airplane toilet, he and his ring drop out into the sky over the alps. Only to land in a very strange fairytale world. Come to find out, Middle Earth is right in the heart of Switzerland! To make matters worse, the quirky inhabitants mistake Friedrich for Frido the Tellyhobbie. Before he can say Tolkien, he‘s on a mission to save the world from an evil wizard who wants to dip the whole planet in one huge sizzling Swiss cheese fondue. A mission so crazy… it just might wake the hero in him. A spoof of the Lord of the Rings Trilogy set in Switzerland.
Director: Mark Schippert
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Gwendolyn Rich as Grmpfli |
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Edward Piccin as Fredi |
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Leo Roos as Almgandhi |
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Sebastian Arenas as Rackaroll / Voice of Tree |
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Ralph Vogt as Schleimli |
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Armin Arnold as Pupsi |
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Yoav Parish as Hässlicher Handlanger |
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Enzo Esposito as Elfenkönig |
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Michèle Müller as Elfenkönigin |
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Kamil Krejčí as Kaiser von China |
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Jörg Reichlin as Lord Sauraus |
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Julia Nakamoura as Heidi |
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Tobias Steiner as Zwerg Erwin #2 |
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Kathrin Wälty as TV-Werbefrau |
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Michael Baumgartner as Bauer und Ringverteiler |
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Robert Ismajlovic as Steward |
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Christian Hunziker as Zwerg Erwin #1 |
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Mark Schippert as Wächter |
| Camera | Peter Steuger | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Dominik Kaiser | Author |
| Writing | Chris Silber | Author |
| Editing | Daniel Cherbuin | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rahel Gut | Costume Design |
| Production | Kristian Widmer | Producer |
| Art | Stefan Rambousek | Art Direction |
| Writing | Mark Schippert | Author |
| Writing | Thorsten Wettcke | Author |
| Sound | Adrian Frutiger | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Michael Baumgartner | Art Direction |
| Writing | André Küttel | Author |
| Editing | Tobias Haas | Editor |
| Production | Chris Silber | Producer |
| Production | Dominik Kaiser | Producer |
| Directing | Mark Schippert | Director |