The Mountains Between Us (1956)
After the death of his parents, Beat Matter grows up with the Escher family. Their son Dominik is his best friend. As a young man, Beat enlists for two years of service with the Papal Swiss Guard in Rome. Shortly before starting his service, he meets Dominik's fiancée Jacqueline at an Alpine festival. He falls in love, even though he knows that Jacqueline is already promised to someone else.
Director:
Franz Schnyder
Writers:
Herbert Meier, Richard Schweizer.
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Hannes Schmidhauser as Beat Matter |
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Nelly Borgeaud as Jacqueline Escher |
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Peter Arens as Dominik |
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Heinrich Gretler as Posthalter |
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Fred Tanner as Korporal Rémy |
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Heinz Woester as Escher |
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Max Haufler as Federico |
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Alfred Schlageter as Gardekommandant |
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Johannes Steiner as Gardekaplan |
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Erwin Kohlund as Arzt |
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Willy Frey as Wirt |
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Rita Liechti as Wirtin |
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Peter Markus as |
| Production | Oscar Düby | Producer |
| Editing | Hans-Heinrich Egger | Editor |
| Sound | Robert Blum | Music |
| Camera | Emil Berna | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Herbert Meier | Screenplay |
| Writing | Richard Schweizer | Screenplay |
| Directing | Franz Schnyder | Director |