San Gottardo (1977)
1h 30m
Running Time
April 27, 1977Release Date
Plot.
In this docudrama, the real star is a railroad tunnel. First built, at the instigation of a banker and an engineer, in 1872 under appalling conditions, it was widened to accommodate automobiles in 1972. The tunnel links the Rhineland in Germany with Italy and goes through the Swiss mountains. The many lives lost in the building of the first tunnel were considered to be one of the costs for economic progress. In one re-enactment, a strike for better conditions is severely dealt with by the military. Even in 1972, though working conditions were better, most of the men working on the tunnel were poor immigrant workers, with almost no power to negotiate better treatment.
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Cast & Crew.
Hans-Dieter Zeindler
Steiger
Roberto Abbati
Italian miner
Ingold Wildenauer
Bergman 1
Klaus-Henner Russius
Bergmann 4
Maurice Aufair
Louis Favre
Renato Berta
Director of Photography
Villi Hermann
Director
Luc Yersin
Sound Mixer
Hans Stürm
Director of Photography
Eve Martin
Writer
Rainer M. Trinkler
Editor
Elisabeth Wälchli
Editor
André Puig
Writer
Panzini Zirkus
Music
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The film was directed by Villi Hermann.