The InventorMovie
In this interesting World War I drama, Bruno Ganz gives a compelling performance as Jakob, an obsessive inventor who lives in a Swiss village. He receives unconditional support from his friend Otti (Walo Luond), but that is about all; the other villagers do not tolerate Jakob's eccentricities very well, and regard him as a crackpot. He perserveres in spite of this obstacle and finally invents a viable carriage that does not run on wheels but on a tread. Unfortunately for Jakob, the military have already come up with the same invention: the tank. The discovery finally breaks him, and he is quickly shuttled off to an asylum.
About The Inventor
The Inventor is a 1980 comedy, drama movie directed by Kurt Gloor.
The production information lists a runtime of 1h 37m, production credits from Switzerland, Germany, an original language code of DE.
The credited cast includes Bruno Ganz, Walo Lüönd, Verena Peter, Oliver Diggelmann. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
