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Marie-Louise is a 1944 Swiss German&French language Swiss film directed by Leopold Lindtberg and an uncredited Franz Schnyder. The film, distributed in the U.S. by Arthur Mayer and Joseph Burstyn, was the first foreign language film ever to win an Academy Award, receiving the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay.
Original Release
02/19/1944
US Release
11/12/1945
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Josiane Hegg | Marie-Louise Fleury |
| Germaine Tournier | Mme Fleury - Marie-Louises Mutter / Mrs. Fleury |
| Heinrich Gretler | Direktor Rüegg / Director Rüegg |
| Anne-Marie Blanc | Heidi Rüegg / Anna Rüegg |
| Margrit Winter | Anna Rüegg / Hedi Rüegg |
| Armin Schweizer | Bänninger - Pensionierter Lehrer / Bänninger |
| Mathilde Danegger | Päuli |
| Fred Tanner | Robert Scheibli |
| Emil Gerber | Ernst Schwarzenbach |
| Bernard Ammon | André |
Directors
Leopold Lindtberg, Franz Schnyder, Hermann Haller
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Josiane Hegg | Marie-Louise Fleury |
| Germaine Tournier | Mme Fleury - Marie-Louises Mutter / Mrs. Fleury |
| Heinrich Gretler | Direktor Rüegg / Director Rüegg |
| Anne-Marie Blanc | Heidi Rüegg / Anna Rüegg |
| Margrit Winter | Anna Rüegg / Hedi Rüegg |
| Armin Schweizer | Bänninger - Pensionierter Lehrer / Bänninger |
| Mathilde Danegger | Päuli |
| Fred Tanner | Robert Scheibli |
| Emil Gerber | Ernst Schwarzenbach |
| Bernard Ammon | André |
| Robert Bichler | (as R. Bichler) |
| Gottlieb Büchi | (as G. Büchi) |
| Walburga Gmür | (as W. Gmür) |
| Gustav Gnehm | (as G. Gnehm) |
| Emil Gyr | (as E. Gyr) |
| R. Jäger | |
| Schaggi Streuli | (as E. Kägi) |
| W. Frick | |
| Friedrich Braun | |
| Pauline Carton | Mme Gilles |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Oscar Düby | Producer |
| Lazar Wechsler | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1946 | Oscar | Best Writing, Original Screenplay | Won |
