San Gottardo (1977)
San Gottardo (1977)
In this docudrama, the real star is a railroad tunnel. First built, at the instigation of a banker and an engineer, in 1872 under appalling conditions, it was widened to accommodate automobiles in 1972. The tunnel links the Rhineland in Germany with Italy and goes through the Swiss mountains. The many lives lost in the building of the first tunnel were considered to be one of the costs for economic progress. In one re-enactment, a strike for better conditions is severely dealt with by the military. Even in 1972, though working conditions were better, most of the men working on the tunnel were poor immigrant workers, with almost no power to negotiate better treatment.

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Cast

Hans-Dieter Zeindler Hans-Dieter Zeindler As: Steiger
Maurice Aufair Maurice Aufair As: Zweiter Steiger
Ingold Wildenauer Ingold Wildenauer As: Bergman 1
Klaus-Henner Russius Klaus-Henner Russius As: Bergmann 4
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In this docudrama, the real star is a railroad tunnel. First built, at the instigation of a banker and an engineer, in 1872 under appalling conditions, it was widened to accommodate automobiles in 1972. The tunnel links the Rhineland in Germany with Italy and goes through the Swiss mountains. The many lives lost in the building of the first tunnel were considered to be one of the costs for economic progress. In one re-enactment, a strike for better conditions is severely dealt with by the military. Even in 1972, though working conditions were better, most of the men working on the tunnel were poor immigrant workers, with almost no power to negotiate better treatment.


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Certification: 6

Details

Genres: Documentary

Language: Deutsch, Français, Italiano

Release Date: 27 April 1977

Country: CH

Runtime: 90m

Company Credits

Company: Filmkollektiv Zürich AG und Villi Hermann

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Writing Credits

Eve Martin

Eve Martin

Screenplay

Villi Hermann

Villi Hermann

Screenplay

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Camera

Renato Berta

Renato Berta

Director of Photography

Hans Stürm

Hans Stürm

Director of Photography

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