Pestalozzi's Mountain (1989)
1989 · 1h 59m · Drama
Genres: Drama
In the 1770s, Swiss farmer Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi established a school for poor orphaned children in the Aargau. Up to total exhaustion he sacrificed himself for his pedagogical theories. Five years later, the project of the idealistic educator failed after bloody attacks of the French.
Director: Peter von Gunten
Writers: Lukas Hartmann, Peter Schneider, Peter von Gunten
Music by: Heinz Reber
Cinematography: Jürgen Lenz
Editor: Lotti Mehnert
Cast
Gian Maria Volonté as PestalozziRolf Hoppe as ZehenderHeidi Züger as MädiChristian Grashof as ZschokkeMichael Gwisdek as PerraultCorinna Harfouch as Juliette BenoitSilvia Jost as MagdAngelica Ippolito as Anna PestalozziPeter Wyssbrod as HofstetterKäthe Reichel as Alte KöchinIsolde Barth as RosaliaMathias Gnädinger as BüttelMore like this
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