Die Entstehung der Eidgenossenschaft (1924)
1h 12m
Running Time
January 1, 1924Release Date

Die Entstehung der Eidgenossenschaft (1924)
1h 12m
Running Time
January 1, 1924Release Date
Plot.
Directed in 1924 by Emil Harder, a former Swiss baker who emigrated to the United States and converted to cinematographic art, the film aims to retrace the founding of the Swiss Confederation on the model of The Birth of a Nation by D. W. Griffith (1915). The first major production in the history of Swiss cinema, it was initiated by the company Sunshine-Film through a fundraising campaign in the columns of the Amerikanische Schweizer-Zeitung.
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Cast & Crew.

emil harder
Director

Robert Kleinert
Gessler

Heinrich Gretler
Vogt Landenberg

Friedel Seiler
Tochter des Schmieds

Max Knapp
Schmiedsgeselle

Friedrich Schiller
Writer

Max Fassbender
Cinematographer
Details.
Release DateJanuary 1, 1924
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 12m
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