General Sutter
Switzerland, August 1999
FILM,
Fiction,
100 min.
- directed by
- Benny Fasnacht
- Status
- In distribution
- Website
- www.generalsutter.com
Washington, D.C., June 12, 1866, one year after the end of the Civil War: in a studio located in the capital’s center, Frank Buchser paints a portrait of the famous Swiss emigré, General Sutter. While Sutter poses, he relates his impressive life story to the artist. In this manner, we see two distinct yet interrelated portraits of John A. Sutter develop. The most important experiences of the controversial person that Sutter represents were filmed on original locations in the United States and Switzerland. Closely cooperating with historians in California and Switzerland, Benny Fasnacht has dedicated his film to a detailed and accurate biography of the famous General John A. Sutter.
credits
- World Premiere
- August 1999
- Original Version
- German (french subtitles), colour, 35mm, 100 min.
- Production
- Fasnacht & Partner AG Visuelle Kommunikation
- Producer
- directed by
- Benny Fasnacht
- Editing
- Benny Fasnacht
Cast
World Sales / World Rights
- World Rights
- Fasnacht & Partner AG
Festivals
(a selection)
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Solothurn, Solothurner Filmtage
18.01.2000 - 23.01.2000 -
Locarno, 52. Festival internazionale del film
04.08.1999 - 14.08.1999