Walo Lüönd

The Day of the Cat (2010)

The Swiss President, called by all only "big hangover", is in trouble: the election is coming and according to surveys his chances are not very good. From a meeting with the Spanish royal couple, he hopes media attention and a popularity boost. He does not ...

Verlassen (2007)

Briefe und andere Geheimnisse (2007)

Post office manager Ruth is good-natured. Unfortunately, her friend Karolin takes advantage of her. One day, Karolin upsets Ruth so much that she violates postal secrecy: she opens the rejection letter that Karolin sends to one of her admirers and writes b ...

Sternenberg (2004)

Franz Engi returns to his hometown after being away for 30 years. A lot of things have changed in that time. There are only few families with children left in the village and that is why the school is about to be closed down. Franz decides to save the scho ...

Exit (2002)

Erika has cancer and wants to die with dignity. Ruedi, her husband, does not want to live without her, so they decide to depart this world together. Everything is ready: someone is going to help them, but Ruedi suddenly has doubts. A reflection on "assiste ...

Escape to Paradise (2001)

Sehmuz, his wife Delal and their three children have saved themselves by escaping from Turkey to Switzerland. They are temporarily lodged in the asylum centre, together with refugees from Africa and East Europe that can se the funny side of everyday life d ...

Comedian (2000)

Roni Beck is a man whose only thought in life is to become a professional comedian, but who due to his lack of success must live hidden in his mother's appartment in an old people's home, continuing to believe firmly that his day in the limelight will come ...

Irrlichter (1997)

A television reporter and the subject of a scientific experiment to investigate the sense of time underground fight for survival inside a natural cave system after a landslide blocks the exit. ...

Pumuckl und der Blaue Klabauter (1994)

Pumuckl meets the blue Klabauter to learn magic. But he has bad intentions for the little goblin. Nevertheless, Pumuckl still finds enough time for his funny pranks. Will he survive his new adventures? ...

Golden Boy (1988)

Non-Stop Trouble With the Experts (1988)

Willi Schulze is a car mechanic. Together with Paul, who escaped from an orphanage, he runs a garage. During the testing of a car, Willi finds out the brakes aren't working that good. A fatal accident can just be prevented. He tries to hitchhike home and g ...

Der Schiedsrichter (1985)

Gauner im Paradies (1985)

Tapetenwechsel (1984)

Munich with a housing shortage. Mona is given notice to leave the apartment: personal use. The landlady's son, a new "doctor", is to move in. Without an apartment, Mona's boyfriend Thomas feels unable to continue the relationship. After all, he knows a "ni ...

Hunderennen (1983)

The film deals with the fateful experiences of Czech refugees in Switzerland. ...

The Black Spider (1983)

Based on the story by Jeremas Gotthelf, this horror film direct by Mark M. Rissi features the hallucinations of a woman after a drug raid gone. ...

Fire and Sword (1982)

The young knight Tristan is injured in a fight in Ireland and cared for by the beautiful Isolde. He falls in love with her, unaware that she is the daughter of the Irish king. ...

The Inventor (1980)

In this interesting World War I drama, Bruno Ganz gives a compelling performance as Jakob, an obsessive inventor who lives in a Swiss village. He receives unconditional support from his friend Otti (Walo Luond), but that is about all; the other villagers d ...

Matto regiert (1980)

A dead man is discovered in the machine room of the Randlingen sanatorium and nursing home. The man is Dr. Ulrich Borstli, the director of the institution. Constable Studer from the cantonal police takes over the investigation and soon realizes: it was no ...

Zones (1979)

Without knowing it, Alfred and Julia live in a land of pure invention. It is the richest and most beautiful land in the world. From a height, this land looks like a piece of felt, from close up like a clean and tiny park. The footpaths are lined with bench ...

Bread and Stones (1979)

A small farmer's struggle for survival against the odds. ...

The Swissmakers (1978)

This romantic drama follows two policemen whose job is to investigate the lives of foreigners who have applied for Swiss citizenship. Among the applicants they must screen are a French psychiatrist and his wife, and a ballet dancer. The married couple are ...

The Consequence (1977)

Thomas, the son of a prison warden, falls for Martin, one of the prison inmates. After Martin is released, they try to build a relationship and a life together but, no one will leave them alone. ...

Riedland (1976)

De grotzepuur (1975)

Old Grotzenbauer runs an industrial livestock and chicken farm on his property. His son and wife are shocked by the animal cruelty that comes with profit-maximized animal husbandry. Grotzenbauer himself becomes increasingly dependent on an unscrupulous fee ...

Die Fabrikanten (1974)

In Sachen Fischer (1973)

Ein Schweizer wie bestellt (1973)

Der Fall (1972)

In this Swiss film noir a private investigator stumbles onto a case involving blackmail and an oversexed, under-aged girl. He finds the girl, and, tragically, becomes involved with her. ...

Koralle Meier - Geschichte einer Privaten (1971)

Dällebach Kari (1970)

Karl Tellenbach, called "Dällebach Kari", was one of Bern's legendary characters at the beginning of the 20th century. Born with a strong hare lip which left him disfigured and gave his voice a peculiarl nasal tone, he devoted his entire life trying to ge ...

Zwei ahnungslose Engel (1969)

They live among doilies and all kinds of bric-a-brac, the two prissy old ladies Carter, and try to make the best of their pensioner's existence. For example, in a shopping game where they keep a whole army of sales clerks in suspense, only to end up buying ...

Die Mission (1967)

Summer 1938: renowned Viennese surgeon Professor von Benda is summoned by Gauleiter Seyss-Inquart to attend the Evian Conference on Jewish refugees. Disguised as a loyal Nazi physician, von Benda's "mission" is to propose that participating nations purchas ...

Der dritte Handschuh (1967)

Ein Anderer für zwei Tage (1966)

Der Mann mit der Puppe (1966)

Der Kinderdieb (1966)

Die Räuber (1966)

Through an intrigue, Franz Moor manages to have Karl, his brother, disinherited and disowned. He then founds a band of robbers and becomes their captain. Franz wants to win over Karl's fiancée Amalia and fakes Karl's death, and later the death of his fath ...

Mother Courage and Her Children - A chronicle from the Thirty Years' War (1965)

A recording of the 1939 play "Mother Courage and Her Children" for German TV. ...

Im Schatten einer Großstadt (1965)

Sicher ist sicher (1964)

Die Rache des Jebal Deeks (1963)

Das Ende vom Lied (1963)

Mamselle Nitouche (1963)

Nachts ging das Telefon (1962)

Affäre Blum (1962)

The action takes place in a central German town in the 1920s. A Jewish factory owner is accused of murdering his accountant. The German nationalist investigating judge, who is determined to have a Jewish perpetrator, still sees Blum as the perpetrator even ...

Das Paradies von Pont L'Eveque (1962)

The Invisible Dr. Mabuse (1962)

Strange things happen in a revue theatre. The dancer Maria seems to be hunted by an invisible admirer. When the body of a probable FBI agent is found in a trunk the police asks FBI man Joe Como for help. Como gets interested in the revue theatre and an omi ...

Café Oriental (1962)

Die Wildente (1961)

Venus im Licht (1960)

Aging Duke of Altair, a charming widower, plans a third marriage and enlists his son Edgar to choose among three noblewomen. Unexpectedly, Perpetua, young, spirited daughter of the late stewardб returns after a decade, instantly captivating both father an ...

Die Liebe des Jahres (1959)

Der König ist tot (1959)