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1. Azor (2021)
100 min | Drama, Thriller
Yvan De Wiel, a private banker from Geneva, goes to Argentina in the midst of a dictatorship to replace his partner, the object of the most worrying rumours, who disappeared overnight.
Director: Andreas Fontana | Stars: Fabrizio Rongione, Stéphanie Cléau, Carmen Iriondo, Juan Trench
Votes: 2,988
2. Switzerlanders (2020)
82 min | Documentary
A cinematic time capsule with over 1,400 hours of submitted material from all regions of Switzerland gives unknown insights about the life of Swiss people in the politically and socially turbulent summer of 2019.
Director: Michael Steiner | Stars: Larissa Aemisegger, Gaby Bachofen, Thomas Baechler, Sara Barberis
Votes: 30
3. The Little Switzerland (2019)
86 min | Comedy
A fictional Castillian village but located in Basque Country tries become part of Switzerland after a surprising discovery.
Director: Kepa Sojo | Stars: Jon Plazaola, Maggie Civantos, Ingrid García Jonsson, Secun de la Rosa
Votes: 1,396
4. William Tell (1913)
Drama, History
An early silent film about William Tell who is known for being the great archer that lead a rebellion in Switzerland against tyranny.
Director: Friedrich Feher | Stars: Karl Kienlechner, Friedrich Feher, Margarete Wilkens, Ilse von Tasso-Lind
5. Labyrinth of Peace (2020)
45 min | Drama, History
1945. Finally, there is peace in Europe. In Switzerland too, a whole generation breathes a sigh of relief as it faces a new and hopeful future. Peacetime, although long awaited and promising, also holds unforeseen challenges.
Stars: Annina Walt, Max Hubacher, Dimitri Stapfer, Therese Affolter
Votes: 364
6. Un Franco 14 Pesetas (2006)
102 min | Comedy, Drama
Spain 1960, the dawn of the country's economic development. Industrial "reorganization" means that many workers have lost their jobs and are forced to emigrate. Martin is one of them. ... See full summary »
Director: Carlos Iglesias | Stars: Carlos Iglesias, Javier Gutiérrez, Nieve de Medina, Isabel Blanco
Votes: 1,451
7. Il giovane Mussolini (1993– )
R | 114 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of a young Benito Mussolini. It is the drama of a man whose lust for power unleashed a reign of terror - the chilling account of how an ambitious young schoolteacher became the ruthless dictator of Italy.
Stars: Antonio Banderas, Toni Bertorelli, Valentina Lainati, Franco Mescolini
Votes: 246
8. Lenin: The Train (1988 TV Movie)
198 min | Drama, History, War
March 1917. World War I is already three years in. A sealed train with Russian emigrants keeps on driving from Germany and Sweden to St. Petersburg. The outlaws stand under the guidance of ... See full summary »
Director: Damiano Damiani | Stars: Ben Kingsley, Leslie Caron, Dominique Sanda, Jason Connery
Votes: 359
9. Henry Dunant: Red on the Cross (2006 TV Movie)
99 min | Biography, Drama, History
Henry Dunant, son of a Geneva francophone upper class bourgeoisie family, works for a Swiss exploitation company in French Algeria; when the colonists are thirsty, he returns determined to ... See full summary »
Director: Dominique Othenin-Girard | Stars: Thomas Jouannet, Émilie Dequenne, Noémie Kocher, Michel Galabru
Votes: 184
10. Lenin. Neizbezhnost (2019)
113 min | Biography, Drama, History
Having dedicated his life to the preparation of the revolution in the Russian Empire, Vladimir Lenin, living in exile in Switzerland, desperately seeks a way back to Russia to take control.
Director: Vladimir Khotinenko | Stars: Evgeniy Mironov, Fedor Bondarchuk, Maksim Matveev, Aleksandr Baluev
Votes: 58
11. The Boat Is Full (1981)
PG | 101 min | Drama, War
During World War II, Switzerland severely limited refugees: "Our boat is full." A train from Germany halts briefly in an isolated corner of Switzerland. Six people jump off seeking asylum: ... See full summary »
Director: Markus Imhoof | Stars: Tina Engel, Hans Diehl, Martin Walz, Curt Bois
Votes: 704
12. Death of a President (1977)
144 min | Drama, History
Set at the historic moment of rebirth of Poland after World War I. The newly organized National Assembly elected Gabriel Narutowicz, a professor returning home from Switzerland to enter ... See full summary »
Director: Jerzy Kawalerowicz | Stars: Zdzislaw Mrozewski, Marek Walczewski, Henryk Bista, Czeslaw Byszewski
Votes: 274
13. Blood Money: Switzerland's Nazi Gold (1997)
91 min | Documentary
Details the support given by Switzerland and Swiss banks to the Nazis during WWII and post war attempts of some of Nazis' victims to recover asserts.
Director: Stephen Crisman | Star: Mariel Hemingway
Votes: 14
14. The Prague Assignment (2010)
30 min | Short, Action, Thriller
The Lake of Constance in Switzerland seems to be contaminated with nuclear caesium. NZZ reporter Marc Kaufmann got to work to find out more about it and follow the trail to Prague.
Director: Sergio Herencias | Stars: Priska Baumann, Hans Bächli, Olga Dinnikova, Martin Egger
Votes: 5
15. Bilder zur Geschichte der Hugenotten (1985 TV Movie)
110 min | Documentary, History
A chapter in the history of the Huguenots: The exodus of French Protestants to Switzerland with re-enacted scenes featuring 'Die Tösstaler Marionetten' company's puppets.
Director: Felix Karrer | Stars: Theodora Bühlmann, Werner Bühlmann, Helene Soguel
16. Assessment (2013)
49 min | Documentary, Drama, History
The film looks behind the scenes of the welfare state and reveals the discussions marked by power and helplessness between experts and persons concerned.
Director: Mischa Hedinger
17. Die Erschiessung des Landesverräters Ernst S. (1976)
99 min | Documentary, History
During World War II 17 men were put to death by Swiss bureaucracy. The reconstruction of the case of Ernst S. fueled a controversy about collective guilt, double standards and the role of Switzerland in the war.
Directors: Richard Dindo, Niklaus Meienberg
Votes: 41
18. Carl Lutz (2014)
Biography
Carl Lutz, an Appenzell diplomat and second-in-command at the Swiss Embassy in Budapest, saved tens of thousands of persecuted Hungarian Jews from death during World War II. His ... See full synopsis »
Director: Daniel von Aarburg | Stars: Carl Lutz, Agnes Hirschi, György Konrád, Ágnes Heller
Votes: 23
19. Carl Lutz: Dangerous Diplomacy (2020)
53 min | Documentary
In Budapest, Swiss diplomat Carl Lutz conducts one of the largest Jewish rescue operations in the history of World War Two.
Director: Bryan Boorujy
20.
Air Land & Sea (2012– )
Episode:
The Jews of Switzerland
(2018)
98 min | History
Host Brad Pomerance delves into Swiss Jewish life, historically and modern day, with visits to Basel, the birthplace of Zionism, the Swiss "Shtetl" towns of Endingen and Lengnau, and Zurich... See full summary »
Director: Jon McCandless | Star: Brad Pomerance
21. Akte Grüninger (2014)
96 min | Drama, History, War
1938. Austria has been annexed by Nazi Germany, and Switzerland has closed its borders for Jewish refugees - a death sentence for thousands. But not all Swiss officials observe this inhuman order.
Director: Alain Gsponer | Stars: Stefan Kurt, Maximilian Simonischek, Anatole Taubman, Helmut Förnbacher
Votes: 317
22. Matchmaker - Auf der Suche nach dem koscheren Mann (2005)
70 min | Documentary
A young Jewish woman from Switzerland goes on a quest to find a kosher husband.
Director: Gabrielle Antosiewicz
Votes: 34
23. Anne Trister (1986)
103 min | Drama
A Swiss Jewish artist who is grieving her father, moves to Montreal and forms a friendship with a child psychiatrist. While creating an installation in an abandoned warehouse, she confronts her past and is increasingly drawn to her friend.
Director: Léa Pool | Stars: Albane Guilhe, Louise Marleau, Lucie Laurier, Guy Thauvette
Votes: 301
24. Unrest (2022)
93 min | Drama, History
In late 19th century Switzerland, a factory worker becomes involved with a local group of anarchist watchmakers.
Director: Cyril Schäublin | Stars: Alisa Miloglyadova, Elisaveta Kriman, Olga Bushkova, Tatiana Kulminska
Votes: 1,059
25. El hombre más peligroso de Europa. Otto Skorzeny en España (2020)
67 min | Documentary, History, War
Austrian Waffen-SS Lieutenant-colonel Otto Skorzeny was Hitler's favorite commando. His participation in daring military actions such as the rescue of Benito Mussolini in the Apennines or ... See full summary »
Directors: Pedro De Echave, Pablo Azorin | Stars: Otto Skorzeny, Luis María Pardo, José María Blanco Corredoira, Ralph Ganis
Votes: 367
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