Alpine Saga
2006•6•1h 37m•6.8•Released
Documentary
Award-winning director Langjahr returns to his beloved Alps to document a group of people continuing the legacy of their forefathers. Every year on Swiss National day, August 1, the Wildheuer climb up the steep mountain of the «Hinteren Heubrig», fitted out with scythes and wearing wooden shoes with spikes, just as their ancestors did before them. They are part of a generation who have lived with the challenges of nature and survived it. In his film, Langjahr's poetic realism gives an insight into these people's experience of the simple life, the very foundation of human existence.
Director
Erich Langjahr
Writer
Erich Langjahr
Languages
German
Studio
Langjahr-Film
Cast
Anton Büeler
Anton Büeler
Albert Gwerder
Albert Gwerder
Erich Gwerder
Erich Gwerder
Alois Langenegger
Alois Langenegger
Dominic Langenegger
Dominic Langenegger
Josef Schelbert
Josef Schelbert
Toni Schelbert
Toni Schelbert
Peter Suter
Peter Suter
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