The Swissmakers Explained

Die Schweizermacher
Director:Rolf Lyssy
Language:Swiss German

The Swissmakers (German: '''Die Schweizermacher''') is a 1978 Swiss comedy film directed by Rolf Lyssy. The movie deals with the many woes of foreigners who decide to obtain Swiss nationality but are forced to deal with bureaucratic and cultural barriers.

Die Schweizermacher was the highest-grossing Swiss film of all-time and remains one of the most successful Swiss movies, reaching 940,145 admissions in a country of 6.5 million inhabitants.[1] [2]

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Notes and References

  1. Variety. 1 August 1990. 59. Switzerland's top 10 films.
  2. http://www.procinema.ch/db_neu2009/index.asp ProCinema - Schweizerischer Verband für Kino und Filmverleih, Kinogutscheine