Movie: The Grüninger File

Top 10 Billed Cast

Stefan Kurt
Stefan Kurt

Paul Grüninger

Maximilian Simonischek
Maximilian Simonischek

Robert Frei

Anatole Taubman
Anatole Taubman

Sidney Dreifuss

Helmut Förnbacher
Helmut Förnbacher

Valentin Keel

Julia Jelinek
Julia Jelinek

Jüdin

Robert Hunger-Bühler
Robert Hunger-Bühler

Heinrich Rothmund

Martin Klaus
Martin Klaus

Anton Schneider

Beat Marti
Beat Marti

Alfons Eigenmann

Aaron Hitz
Aaron Hitz

Ernst Kamm

Pascal Holzer
Pascal Holzer

Farmer

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    1938. Austria has been annexed by Nazi Germany, and Switzerland has closed its borders for Jewish refugees - a death sentence for thousands. But not all Swiss officials observe this inhuman order.

  • Release Date

    2014-01-30

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    6.2

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    3.1 starts
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