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Beresina, or the Last Days of Switzerland is a 1999 satiric comedy film by Swiss director Daniel Schmid. It chronicles the story of Irina, a Russian call girl arriving in Switzerland, whose innocent attempt to live the high life there triggers an unintended coup d'état in the country. The title Beresina refers to the Beresinalied, a patriotic song used as the code for initiating the putsch.
Original Release
08/20/1999
Cast
Name | Character |
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Elena Panova | Irina |
Geraldine Chaplin | Charlotte De |
Martin Benrath | Alt-Divisionär Sturzenegger |
Ulrich Noethen | Dr. Alfred Waldvogel |
Iván Darvas | Direktor Vetterli |
Marina Confalone | Benedetta Hösli |
Stefan Kurt | Claude Bürki |
Hans-Peter Korff | Nationalrat Tschanz |
Joachim Tomaschewsky | Alt Bundesrat von Gunten |
Teco Celio | Bundesrichter Hungerbühler |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Elena Panova | Irina |
Geraldine Chaplin | Charlotte De |
Martin Benrath | Alt-Divisionär Sturzenegger |
Ulrich Noethen | Dr. Alfred Waldvogel |
Iván Darvas | Direktor Vetterli |
Marina Confalone | Benedetta Hösli |
Stefan Kurt | Claude Bürki |
Hans-Peter Korff | Nationalrat Tschanz |
Joachim Tomaschewsky | Alt Bundesrat von Gunten |
Teco Celio | Bundesrichter Hungerbühler |
Hanspeter Muller | Dr. Andreas Bindschedler |
Marie Bardischewski | Frau Tschanz |
Hilde Ziegler | Frau Vetterli |
Ivan Desny | Rudolf Stauffacher |
Peter Simonischek | Fritz Ochsenbein |
Hans Wyprächtiger | Bundespräsident Hotz |
Stefan Gubser | Salvatore Tedeschi |
Elvira Schalcher | Frau von Gunten |
Nelli Kunina | Mamuschka |
Hubert Kronlachner | Kurt Derendinger |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Karl Baumgartner | Producer |
Marcel Hoehn | Producer |
Michael Seeber | Producer |
Heinz Stussak | Producer |