Amidst the Nazi invasion of France in 1942, a young girl is evacuated to Switzerland but is still haunted by the terrors she has witnessed.
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- Won 1 Oscar.
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Josiane Hegg | ... |
Marie-Louise Fleury
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Germaine Tournier | ... |
Mme Fleury - Marie-Louises Mutter
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Heinrich Gretler | ... |
Direktor Rüegg
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Anna Rüegg
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Margrit Winter | ... |
Hedi Rüegg
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Armin Schweizer | ... |
Bänninger - Pensionierter Lehrer
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Mathilde Danegger | ... |
Päuli
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Fred Tanner | ... |
Robert Scheibli
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Emil Gerber | ... |
Ernst Schwarzenbach
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Bernard Ammon | ... |
André
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Robert Bichler | ... |
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Gottlieb Büchi | ... |
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Walburga Gmür | ... |
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Gustav Gnehm | ... |
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Emil Gyr | ... |
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R. Jäger |
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Schaggi Streuli | ... |
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W. Frick |
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Friedrich Braun |
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Mme Gilles
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Jean Hort | ... |
Père Deschamps
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Hans Kaes |
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Peter W. Loosli |
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Marcel Merminod | ... |
Herr Bertheau
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Directed by
| Leopold Lindtberg | ||
| Hermann Haller | ... | (uncredited) (certain scenes) |
| Franz Schnyder | ... | (uncredited) (certain scenes) |
Written by
| Richard Schweizer | ... | (screenplay) |
| Richard Schweizer | ... | (story) |
Produced by
| Oscar Düby | ... | producer |
| Lazar Wechsler | ... | producer |
Music by
| Robert Blum | ||
Cinematography by
| Emil Berna | ||
Editing by
| Hermann Haller | ||
Production Design by
| Robert Furrer | ||
Costume Design by
| Robert Gamma | ||
Makeup Department
| Adolf Meidert | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Arthur Baur | ... | production manager |
Art Department
| Ernst Wettstein | ... | property master |
| Hugo Frugoni | ... | carpenter (uncredited) |
| Karl Mattmüller | ... | carpenter (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| René Martinet | ... | sound assistant |
| Bruno Müller | ... | sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Adolf Vogel | ... | assistant camera |
| Albert Bolliger | ... | lighting technician (uncredited) |
| Ernst Bolliger | ... | gaffer (uncredited) |
| Peter Meienberger | ... | lighting technician (uncredited) |
| Italo Zamboni | ... | lighting technician (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Hugo Keller | ... | choir conductor |
Script and Continuity Department
| Gertrud Bantli | ... | script supervisor |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Praesens-Film (1944) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- Arthur Mayer & Joseph Burstyn (1945) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Przedsiebiorstwo Panstwowe Film Polski (1947) (Poland) (theatrical) (as Film Polski)
- filmo - Verein CH.Film (2020) (Switzerland) (video)
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Storyline
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Marie-Louise is a 1944 Swiss German and French language Swiss film directed by Leopold Lindtberg and an uncredited Franz Schnyder. The film, distributed in the U.S. by Arthur Mayer and Joseph Burstyn, was the first foreign language film ever to win an Academy Award, receiving the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. |
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| Trivia | Marie-Louise was the first foreign language film ever to win the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. See more » |