San Gottardo

San Gottardo

1977
1h 30m
9.5

9.5/10

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Documentary
Overview

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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Language: DE

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Production Information

Production Companies
Filmkollektiv Zürich AG und Villi Hermann
Production Countries
Switzerland
Spoken Languages
German French Italian

Keywords

mine tunnel construction

Quick Facts

Release Date April 27, 1977
Status Released
Language DE
IMDb ID tt0128446

Cast

Hans-Dieter Zeindler
Hans-Dieter Zeindler

Steiger

Maurice Aufair
Maurice Aufair

Zweiter Steiger

Ingold Wildenauer
Ingold Wildenauer

Bergman 1

Klaus-Henner Russius
Klaus-Henner Russius

Bergmann 4

Key Crew

Eve Martin
Screenplay
Villi Hermann
Screenplay
Villi Hermann
Director