Der Grosse Kater
The Day Of The Cat
Switzerland / Germany, January 2010
FILM,
Fiction,
91 min.
- directed by
- Wolfgang Panzer
- Written by
- Claus Hant, Dietmar Güntsche
- Status
- In distribution
Kater, the President of Switzerland, is about to receive the King and Queen of Spain at an official state dinner when he realizes that the man he believed to be his closest ally has plotted a wily intrigue to overthrow him. As Kater scrambles to keep up appearances for the reception’s rigid diplomatic protocol, it slowly dawns on him that his ruthless ascent to power has finally started to take its toll. It’s too late for compromises and when Kater sees the chance to redeem himself, he finally takes the decision he has been postponing his whole life.
credits
- World Premiere
- January 2010
- Original Version
- Swiss-German, colour, 35mm, 91 min.
- Production
- Abrakadabra Films AG, Neue Bioskop Film GmbH, Barry Films GmbH, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen, Teleclub AG, ARTE G.E.I.E., Eberhard Müller Filmproduktion, Broth Film, Munich Animation Film
- Producer
- Claudia Wick, Benito Mueller, Dietmar Güntsche, Wolfgang Behr, Wolfgang Müller
- directed by
- Wolfgang Panzer
- Written by
- Claus Hant, Dietmar Güntsche (based on the novel “Der grosse Kater” by Thomas Hürlimann)
- Cinematography
- Edwin Horak
- Editing
- Uli Schön
- Sound Editing
- Tobias Fleig
- Music
- Patrick Kirst
- Location Sound Mix
- Michael Schlömer
- Production Design
- Josef Sanktjohanser, Barbara Bernhard, Michael Baumgartner
- Lighting Design
- Sigi Gierich
- Costumes
- Gudrun Leyendecker, Maja Kuhn
- Casting
- Susan Müller, Corinna Glaus
Cast
Bruno Ganz as Kater
Marie Bäumer as Marie
Ulrich Tukur as Pfiff
Christiane Paul as Dr. Bäsler
Edgar Selge as Nuntius
Justus von Dohnányi as Magun
Martin Rapold as Matti
Stefan Gubser as Nationalrat
Walo Lüönd as Schneider Feinstein
Sabine Berg as Königin
Beat Marti
World Sales / World Rights
- World Sales
- Aktis Film International GmbH
Worldwide Distribution
- Austria
-
Thimfilm GmbH
Distribution
Release date: 01.10.2010 - Germany
-
Central Film Verleih GmbH
Distribution
Release date: 28.10.2010 - Switzerland
-
Frenetic Films
Distribution
Release date: 21.01.2010
Awards
(a selection)
- München, Bayerischer Filmpreis, Bayerischer Filmpreis "Pierrot" 2010 (Winner)
Festivals
(a selection)
-
17th Kolkata Film Festival
10.11.2011 - 17.11.2011 -
Goa, 41st International Film Festial of India Goa
22.11.2010 - 02.12.2010 -
Mar del Plata, 25. Festival Internacional de Cine de Mar del Plata
13.11.2010 - 21.11.2010 -
Montréal, 34e Festival des films du monde Montréal
26.08.2010 - 06.09.2010 -
Solothurn, Solothurner Filmtage
21.01.2010 - 28.01.2010