Leopold Biberti

Ein Spiel von Tod und Liebe (1967)

Die zwei Herren aus Verona (1966)

Ein Volksfeind (1965)

Hütet eure Töchter! (1964)

A film consisting of seven episodes directed by young West German filmmakers, some of whom were signatories of the famous Oberhausen Manifesto. The film focuses on the sometimes highly dramatic fates of young girls. ...

Sacred Waters (1960)

Water is a scarce and sometimes dangerous resource in the Swiss Mountain Village. Anytime the wooden pipe is damaged and the supply breaks, one man from the village is determined by "unlucky" draw to take on the life-threatening repairs. ...

William Tell (1960)

Gessler, the Rütli Oath, the apple shot, the Hollow Lane: the deeds of Swiss national hero William Tell in his fight against tyranny and violence in 1291. Based on Friedrich Schiller's drama and Aegidius Tschudi's chronicle. ...

Das Paradies (1960)

SOS - Gletscherpilot (1959)

Glacier pilot Hermann Geiger flies over a four-thousand-meter peak in the Valais Alps and observes a glacier collapse. The next day, three rope teams climb through this glacier to Dent Blanche. However, Dr. Gruber, accompanied by his wife, a young engineer ...

The Sins of Rose Bernd (1957)

A young domestic worker on a farm is used and abused by the men in her life. ...

Uli the Tenant (1955)

Uli has been the tenant of the "Glunggen-farm" for two years. His wife Vreneli gave him two children and the couple is happy. But this year, the harvest looks bad and his landlord calls in the rent, as the old man urgently needs money to satisfy the demand ...

Swiss Tour (1949)

A sailor on leave meets a beautiful girl on the ski slopes of Switzerland. ...

The Last Chance (1945)

Escaping a Nazi prison train in war-torn Italy, an American and a British soldier set out for the Swiss border and find themselves leading a multi-national party of refugees for the Italian underground. ...

Der Schuss von der Kanzel (1942)

The story takes place in Mythikon, a small village on Lake Zurich in the 17th century. The pastor of a rural Zurich community is so obsessed with hunting that his passion threatens to cost him his office and dignity. Now, help is sought from the famous gen ...

Landammann Stauffacher (1941)

Switzerland in the 13th century: Shot in the middle of World War II, this classic film returns to the origins of Switzerland and turns about the problem of the small country against a big power: Resist or obey? ...

Das Menschlein Matthias (1941)

Matthias is the illegitimate son of a factory worker. He lives as an indentured child labourer at his dictatorial aunt's remote guesthouse. The only thing he knows in life are hard work and hard punches. After a sudden death, the unhappy boy finds the oppo ...

Dilemma (1940)

17-year-old Edith is celebrating at her friend's house in Zurich when she is dragged to a nightclub by the unscrupulous seducer Jean, who gets her drunk and abuses her. When she becomes pregnant, she asks her father, who is a gynecologist, to perform an ab ...

Der achti Schwyzer (1940)

The film tells several interconnected stories of Swiss people who fall in love with foreigners but struggle to maintain their relationships due to prejudice and social norms. The narrative culminates in a conciliatory scene in which the characters overcome ...

Kleine Scheidegg (1937)

A mountain film set around the popular ski pass in the 1930s. ...