Meier 19

Switzerland, August 2001
FILM, Documentary, 98 min.

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directed by
Erich Schmid
Written by
Erich Schmid
Status
In distribution
Website
www.meier19.ch

1963: The money for wages is stolen from Zurich's main police station. It could only be an inside job. Policeman Meier 19, thinks the head of the crime sqaud is the chief suspect. After Meier 19 discovers the latter has given a fake alibi, his life falls apart like a classical tragedy: he is imprisoned, his wife demands a divorce and his friends adandon him. The youth movement of 1968 support Meier 19 who becomes a symbol of the battle against the established order.

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World Premiere
August 2001
Original Version
Swiss-German,  colour und s/w, 35mm, 98 min.
Production
Ariadnefilm GmbH
Producer
directed by
Erich Schmid
Written by
Erich Schmid
Cinemato­graphy
Pio Corradi
Editing
Katrin Oettli, Erich Schmid
Music
Toni Vescoli
Location Sound Mix
Dieter Meyer, Jens-Peter Rövekamp
Animation
Ueli Nüesch
Lighting Design
Ernst Brunner

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World Rights
Ariadnefilm GmbH

Worldwide Distribution

Switzerland
Rialto Film AG Distribution

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