The Traitor (2024)
Hoping to become a great singer in Germany, a young dreamer named Ernst Schrämli finds himself drawn into underhand dealings. Determined to escape a suffocating environment that annihilates any kind of creative or artistic impetus, Ernst sells information about the Swiss army to a Nazi spy by the name of August Schmid, who charms and manipulates him. When Ernst’s crime is uncovered, he is sentenced to death for espionage and treason, becoming the first Swiss citizen to be executed.
Director: Michael Krummenacher
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Dimitri Krebs as Ernst Schrämli |
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Fabian Hinrichs as August Schmid |
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Luna Wedler as Gerti Zanelli |
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Stefan Gubser as Roman Graf |
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Ernst C. Sigrist as Egon Schrämli |
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Jonathan Ferrari as Max Hofstätter |
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Roger Bonjour as Captain Keller |
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Flurin Giger as Johann Riebli |
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Robert Hunger-Bühler as Richter Weng |
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Sina Martens as Else Schmid |
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Pierre Siegenthaler as Police Captain Seiler |
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Stéphane Maeder as Konrad Zanelli |
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Rainer Wöss as Consul Weyrauch |
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Christian Kaiser as City Councilor Gerber |
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Christoph Lanz as Councilor of States Favre |
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Matthias Britschgi as Otto Schrämli |
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Klaus Brömmelmeier as Pfänder |
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Vilmar Bieri as Arzt |
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Stephan Beyeler as Bauer |
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Fleur Bremmer as Ingrid Schmid |
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Arthur Schindler as Newspaper Boy |
| Directing | Michael Krummenacher | Director |
| Writing | Michael Krummenacher | Writer |
| Writing | Silvia Wolkan | Writer |
| Crew | Michael Saxer | Cinematography |
| Editing | Max Fey | Editor |
| Sound | Björn Magnusson | Music |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rudolf Jost | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Heiner Wiedemann | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Judith Kröher Falch | Makeup & Hair |
| Costume & Make-Up | Grit Hildenbrand | Makeup & Hair |
| Production | Nina Moser | Casting |
| Production | Dana Grünenfelder | Casting |