Uli has been the tenant of the "Glunggen-farm" for two years. His wife Vreneli gave him two children and the couple is happy. But this year, the...

Widowed baker Zürrer has to raise his three children, who all turn out to be disappointments to him in various ways.

The film traces Uli's progress from his humble peasant surroundings to the homes of the wealthy and prominent. The characterizations are convincing,...

A "milieustudie" about a girl going to the famous Cafe Odeon and trying to make ends meet.

They live behind the rails of the classification yard in a small and shabby hut. They take the days as they come, refuse to work on principle and...

Realist melodrama set in Zurich.

The paths of guests and employees cross at the Palace Hotel in St. Moritz: A chambermaid experiences financial difficulties. A guest has been robbed....

Unemployed and homeless actors following the dream of finding the future in South America. The manager Osvaldo Curtis tricks the group of colorful...

Wäckerli, policeman in the small Swiss village of Allenwil, is in trouble. His son Ruedi is unhappy in his apprenticeship and spends way too much...