Roman Signer, Zündschnur

Switzerland, 1990
FILM, Documentary, 26 min.

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directed by
Peter Liechti
Status
In distribution

Using the railway station in Appenzell as the point of departure, a detonating fuse was placed along the 20.06-kilometre Appenzell - Gais - St. Gallen railway line, and burned at the rate of 150 seconds/metre for 35 days.
The detonating fuse, which is normally used for explosives, was not affected by rain or moisture. The actual burning of the fuse was not visible as an open flame, for the fire advanced inside a protective casing. The only indication of its location was a faint cloud of smoke. The sections of the 20-kilometre fuse, each measuring about 100 metres in length, were laid out successively.

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World Premiere
1990
Original Version
Swiss-German,  s/w, Digi Beta, 26 min.
Production
Agathe Nisple, Liechti Filmproduktion GmbH
Producer
directed by
Peter Liechti
Cinemato­graphy
Peter Liechti
Editing
Peter Liechti
Location Sound Mix
Peter Liechti

Cast

Heidi Wider
Harry Sivec
Alexandra Signer
Stefan Rohner
Marek Rogowiec
Marco Magnaquagno
Jan Käser
Gret Graf
Thomas Götz
Micha Walther

World Sales / World Rights

World Rights
Galerie u. Edition Agathe Nisple

Worldwide Distribution

Switzerland
Liechti Filmproduktion GmbH Distribution
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