Der Galgensteiger

Directed by: Xavier Koller, Alfons Sinniger, Switzerland, 1979

Switzerland, 1979


Cast and Credits

Director Xavier Koller
Alfons Sinniger
Composer Hardy Hepp
Cast Angelica Domröse [Sofie Steiger]
Mathias Gnädinger
Cés Kaiser
Günter Lamprecht [Siegwart]
Hans Heinz Moser [Joseph Leu]
Sigfrit Steiner
Hilmar Thate [Robert Steiger]

Technical specifications
Category: Television Film
Technical Details: ,Length: 120 minutes
Sound System: not indicated

Synopsis in German
Die Geschichte des Luzerner Revolutionärs Jakob R. Steiger, der 1845 von reaktionären Kreisen zum Tod am Galgen verurteilt wurde, sich aber ins liberale Zürich retten konnte. Die folgenden Jahre sind geprägt von Unruhen, die im Sonderbundskrieg gipfeln. Schnell unterliegen die katholischen Stände, und 1848 wird Steiger zum ersten Nationalratspräsidenten der modernen Schweiz gewählt.

Remarks and general Information in German: Der Film führt in die bewegte Zeit der Entstehung des Schweizerischen Bundesstaates.

General Information

Der Galgensteiger is a motion picture produced in the year 1979 as a Switzerland production. The Film was directed by Xavier Koller, Alfons Sinniger, with Angelica Domröse, Mathias Gnädinger, Cés Kaiser, Günter Lamprecht, Hans Heinz Moser, in the leading parts. There are no reviews of Der Galgensteiger available.

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