The Grüninger File

Jan 30, 2014

1h 40m

★ 6.2

Overview

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.

Genres

History

Drama

Production Companies

C-Films

ZDF

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Cast

Paul Grüninger

Stefan Kurt

Robert Frei

Maximilian Simonischek

Sidney Dreifuss

Anatole Taubman

Alice Grüninger

Ursina Lardi

Valentin Keel

Helmut Förnbacher

Jüdin

Julia Jelinek

Heinrich Rothmund

Robert Hunger-Bühler

Anton Schneider

Martin Klaus

Alfons Eigenmann

Beat Marti

Ernst Kamm

Aaron Hitz

Farmer

Pascal Holzer

Walter Härtsch

Peter Jecklin

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