Heaven Above Zurich

Nov 30, 2023

1h 20m

★ 0.0

Overview

"Soup, soap, salvation." True to this motto, the Salvation Army cares for the marginalized and needy. Officer Fredi Inniger also visits homeless and lonely old people in the city of Zurich. Director Thomas Thümena accompanies Inniger in his busy everyday life with his camera.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Hugofilm

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Fredi Inniger

Set in Prohibition era Chicago, bootlegger Robbo and his cronies refuse to pay the greedy Guy Gisborne a cut of their profits after Guy shoots mob boss Big Jim and takes over. When Big Jim's daughter, Marian, gives Robbo a large sum, believing he has avenged her father's death, the gangster donates to an orphanage, cementing his reputation as a softhearted hood.

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Major Barbara

May 14, 1941

Idealistic young Barbara is the daughter of rich weapons manufacturer Andrew Undershaft. She rebels against her estranged father by joining the Salvation Army. Wooed by professor-turned-preacher Adolphus Cusins, Barbara eventually grows disillusioned with her causes and begins to see things from her father's perspective.

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Obrácení Ferdyše Pištory

Jan 1, 1967

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Larceny, Inc.

Apr 24, 1942

Three ex-cons buy a luggage shop to tunnel into the bank vault next door. But despite all they can do, the shop prospers...

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The Sin of Anna Lans

Aug 20, 1943

At a meeting at the Salvation Army a female soldier tells the story of her life.

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The Phantom Carriage

Jan 1, 1921

An alcoholic, abusive ne'er-do-well is shown the error of his ways through a legend that dooms the last person to die on New Year's Eve before the clock strikes twelve to take the reins of Death's chariot and work tirelessly collecting fresh souls for the next year.

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Laughing Sinners

May 30, 1931

Ivy Stevens is a cafe entertainer in love with a shifty salesman who deserts her. In attempting to commit suicide, she is saved by Carl, a Salvation Army officer. Encouraged by Carl, Ivy joins the Salvation Army. When her old flame re-enters her life, Ivy finds she is still attracted and begins another affair with him.

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The Mighty McGurk

Jan 2, 1947

A retired prizefighter becomes the unlikely guardian of a young orphan boy recently arrived from England to New York's Bowery District.

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Salvation Nell

Jul 1, 1931

Young Nell loses everything and her father is sent to prison. She joins the Salvation Army and tries to redeem him when he comes out....

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Fires of Faith

Aug 3, 1919

The story of the Salvation Army, told through the tale of two men and two women who serve in the First World War.

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Irene Rich in 'Lead, Kindly Light'

Jul 23, 1928

While conducting a street corner meeting in the slums, a recent Salvation Army convert encounters her crooked former lover.

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Interview with Aurore Clément

Jan 1, 2007

"Aurore, my friend, Aurore, the main actress of Rendez-vous d'Anna and other films of mine, our meeting, the why and how of our joint work". – Chantal Akerman

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A Star Named Sonja

Oct 23, 2014

The rise and fall of the biggest star of travesty show in Prague in the nineties. The film tells the story of a man with shocking sincerity and openness in confession of two different personalities, woman and man living in one body.

7.0

Disneyland's Opening Day Broadcast

Jul 17, 1955

Relive the magic with hosts Art Linkletter, Bob Cummings and Ronald Reagan at the live opening day celebration. Broadcast on July 17, 1955 to a live audience of over 90 million people, tour every magical land in park, from the Disneyland Express to Sleeping Beauty Castle

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Ts'oostsitsi (Years Ago)

Nov 27, 2022

Ts'oostsitsi is a Blackfoot word used to describe the past. Feeling responsible to continue storytelling in his family, Ike Solway recounts a powerful experience had by his grandfather. What follows is a story that echoes through generations.

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Our League

Nov 27, 2022

A community of bowlers outside of Cleveland cope with fundamental change when new owners take over at a landmark alley and a longtime league member comes out as a trans woman.

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