Bride of the Orient (1989)
1h 34m
Running Time
March 2, 1989Release Date
Bride of the Orient (1989)
1h 34m
Running Time
March 2, 1989Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
After the death of his mother, a lonely farmer in rural Switzerland considers finally starting a family of his own. Eventually he pays for a bride from Thailand. The couple don't share a language, but being to know each other. However the village neighbors are suspicious of foreigners.
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Cast & Crew.
Wolfram Berger
Windleter
Werner Herzog
Businger
Helen Vita
Matrimonial Agent
Annamirl Bierbichler
Vreneli
Arunotai Jitreekan
Thai Woman
Mathias Gnädinger
'Hirschen'-Wirt
Günter Meisner
Priest Barmettler
Michael Gempart
Postal Clerk
Marie-Thérèse Mäder
Jeannine
Huerequeque Enrique Bohórquez
Faden-Kari
Jan Kadlec
Boris
Daniela Tallarico
Tamara
Bernard Landau
Registrar
Josef Odermatt
Cousin
Heidi Züger
Girl from the Village
Urs Odermatt
Director / Writer
David Lautrec
Original Music Composer
Manfred Raab
Key Grip / Set Dresser
Silvia Grabowski
Costume Design
Rainer Klausmann
Director of Photography
Kristine Steinhilber
Production Design / Props
Martin Gerbl
Lighting Technician
Wolfgang Siegel
Set Dresser
Birgit Lorenz
Script
Christoph Locher
Producer
Hanspeter Remund
Best Boy Electric
Cornelius Siegel
Production Design / Props
Micki Joanni
ADR Editor
Anton Rädler
Sound Editor
Lutz Kleinselbeck
Producer
Walter Schoch
Co-Producer
Ulrike Pahl
Editor
Kathy Kühne
Makeup Artist
Manuel Siebenmann
Assistant Director
André Simmen
Assistant Camera
Alfred Nathan
Producer
Günter Knon
Sound Assistant
Arnold Odermatt
Still Photographer
Anna Wagner-Araf Dias
Assistant Editor
Valeria Klausmann
Production Assistant
Birgit Flüeler
Dialogue
Walter Saxer
Production Manager / Executive Producer
Chris Price
Sound
Errol Morris
Media.
Details.
Release DateMarch 2, 1989
Original NameGekauftes Glück
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 34m
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
marriage
melancholy
religion
racism
sex trafficking
rural life
ambiguous
empathetic
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