France / May 13, 1987 / Cannes Film Festival
1h 37min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
A journalist is assigned to interview an eccentric anthropologist who has exhumed the skeleton of Jörg Jenatsch, a revered freedom fighter who was mysteriously murdered in 1639. Initially disinterested, the journalist begins to uncover unflattering truths about the national hero and experiences visions in which he seems to be witnessing events that transpired over 300 years ago. As he obsessively pursues the investigation, his personal life and his grip on reality disintegrate, drawing him relentlessly toward the fatal carnival at which Jenatsch was killed.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Fredi M. Murer | L'archiviste du ciné-journal |
| Raúl Gimenez | Le chauffeur de taxi |
| Roland Bertin | Le prêtre |
| Jean-Paul Muel | Le Monsieur du bain |
| Peter Bonke | Peter Hertig |
| Lucrezia Giovannini | La vieille servante |
| Teco Celio | L'historien Cavelti |
| Yvonne Kupper | La serveuse de Thusis |
| Franci Camus | La serveuse de Coire |
| Andrea Zogg | Les compagnons de Jenatsch |
| Rolf Lyssy | L'homme de sécurité |
| Georg Janett | Le monteur |
Genres
FantasyDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Jenatsch |
| Original language | DE |
| Spoken languages | Italiano, Français |
| Production countries | France, Switzerland |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Limbo Film AG, Beat Curti, Société de Banque Suisse, Bleu Productions, Schweizer Fernsehen (SF), ZDF |
| Release date | 1 giugno 1987 |
| Executive producer | Theres Scherer |
| Production | Luciano Gloor, Beat Curti, Martine Marignac |
| Writer | Martin Suter, Daniel Schmid, Conrad Ferdinand Meyer |
| Editing | Daniela Roderer |
| Cinematography | Renato Berta |
| Assistant directors | Daniel Schmid |
| Camera operators | Renato Berta |
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| Additional photography | Renato Berta |
| Production design | Raúl Gimenez |
| Art direction | Raúl Gimenez |
| Set decoration | Raúl Gimenez |
| Music | Pino Donaggio, Luc Yersin |
| Sound | Luc Yersin, Pino Donaggio |
Release dates
Premiere
Germany / Jun 01, 1987 / Munich International Film Festival
Spain / Oct 01, 1987 / Sitges Film Festiva
Theatrical release
Switzerland / Jun 01, 1987
Canada / Sep 15, 1987
United States / Oct 28, 1987
Germany / Nov 11, 1987
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France / Mar 16, 1988
Austria / Oct 01, 1988
Sweden / Feb 08, 1992
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