Der Schuh des Patriarchen (1988)
A documentary with fictional elements, which is based on 140 years of history of the company and the family of the global company Bally based in Switzerland. Images from the daily work in the shoe factory and the Schönenwerd region, reproduced pictures with the men of Bally as actors, historical photographic material, an interview with the manager of today constitute, and others, which combine to form an exciting whole thanks to a clever assembly.
Director: Bruno Moll
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Beat Lüthy as Carl Franz Bally / Eduard Bally / Ivan Bally |
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Heidi Diggelman as (voice) |
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Bettina Heizmann as Iwan Bally's secretary |
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Klaus Knuth as (voice) |
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Hans Gerd Kübel as (voice) |
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Alfred M. Niederer as Self |
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Thomas Oederlin as Self |
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Kurt Salvisberg as Self |
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René Scheibli as (voice) |
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Jodok Seidel as (voice) |
| Directing | Bruno Moll | Director |
| Writing | Bruno Moll | Writer |
| Sound | Bruno Spoerri | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Edwin Horak | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Georg Janett | Editor |
| Art | Susanne Jauch | Decorator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anna Wirsch-Schiess | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Bruno Moll | Production Manager |
| Directing | Alex Capus | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Claudio Moser | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Hans Künzi | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Andreas Litmanowitsch | Sound |
| Lighting | André Pinkus | Gaffer |
| Camera | Helena Vagnières | Assistant Camera |
| Production | Gabrielle Strohm | Production Assistant |