This is a list of films produced in Switzerland. For an A-Z list see :Category:Swiss films.
1920s
Title Director Cast Genre Notes 1920 1921Histoire de Monsieur Vieux-bois Robert Collard, Cavé Animation Available online 1922
1930s Title Director Cast Genre Notes 1930 1931 1932Tannenberg Heinz Paul Hans Stüwe, Käthe Haack War Swiss-German co-production 1933 1934William TellHeinz PaulHans Marr, Conrad VeidtHistorical Swiss-German co-production 1935Demon of the Himalayas Andrew Marton Gustav Diessl, Erika Dannhoff Adventure The Eternal MaskWerner HochbaumPeter Petersen, Mathias Wieman Drama Swiss-Austrian co-production 1936Fräulein VeronikaVeit HarlanThekla Ahrens, Carl EsmondComedy Swiss-Austrian co-productionThe Postman from Longjumeau Carl Lamac Carl Esmond, Rose Stradner Musical comedy Swiss-Austrian co-productionDie Schmierkobolde Julius Pinschewer Animation Where the Lark SingsCarl LamacMártha Eggerth, Alfred Neugebauer Musical Swiss-German-Hungarian co-production 1937Kleine Scheidegg Richard Schweizer Leopold Biberti, Emil Hegetschweiler Drama 1938Die drei Bäume Julius Pinschewer Animation Fusilier Wipf Hermann Haller, Leopold Lindtberg Paul Hubschmid, Heinrich Gretler Drama Giuochi nella schiuma Julius Pinschewer Animation 1939 Constable Studer Leopold Lindtberg Heinrich Gretler, Anne-Marie Blanc Crime Schweizer Sinfonie Julius Pinschewer Animation
1940s
Title Director Cast Genre Notes 1940 1941Kampf dem Hunger Julius Pinschewer Animation Die kleine Kartoffel Julius Pinschewer Animation Paradisia Julius Pinschewer Animation , Valérien Schmidely Erwin Kohlund, Drama 1942Gilberte de Courgenay Franz Schnyder Rudolf Bernhard, Anne-Marie Blanc Biopic 1943 1944Marie-Louise Leopold Lindtberg Josiane Hegg, Heinrich Gretler Drama 1945The Last Chance (Die Letzte Chance) Leopold Lindtberg Ewart G. Morrison, John Hoy, Ray Reagan Drama Won Golden Globe and Grand Prize in Cannes 1946 1947Madness Rules Leopold Lindtberg Heinrich Gretler, Heinz Woester Crime 1948The Search (Die Gezeichneten) Fred Zinnemann Montgomery Clift, Aline MacMahon Drama American-Swiss co-production 1949
1950s
Title Director Cast Genre Notes 1950 1951 BluebeardChristian-JaqueHans Albers, Fritz Kortner, Cécile AubryComedy French-West German-Swiss co-productionFour in a Jeep Leopold Lindtberg, Elizabeth Montagu Ralph Meeker, Viveca Lindfors Drama 1952Heidi Luigi Comencini Elsbeth Sigmund, Heinrich Gretler Family movie, drama Palace Hotel Emil Berna, Leonard Steckel Paul Hubschmid, Claude Farell Drama The Secret of the Mountain Lake Jean Dréville Lil Dagover, Marcelle Géniat Drama Co-production with West Germany 1953 The Venus of Tivoli Leonard Steckel Hilde Krahl, Paul Hubschmid, Heinrich Gretler Drama The VillageLeopold Lindtberg Entered into the 1953 Cannes Film Festival and the 3rd Berlin International Film Festival 1954Uli the Farmhand Franz Schnyder Hannes Schmidhauser, Liselotte Pulver Romance 1955Heidi and Peter Franz Schnyder Heinrich Gretler, Elsbeth Sigmund Family/drama Sequel to the 1952 film Heidi Uli the Tenant Franz Schnyder Hannes Schmidhauser, Liselotte Pulver Comedy drama 1956 The Mountains Between Us Franz Schnyder Hannes Schmidhauser, Nelly Borgeaud, Peter Arens Drama 1957Der 10. MaiFranz Schnyder Entered into the 8th Berlin International Film Festival The King of Bernina Alfred Lehner Helmuth Schneider, Waltraut Haas Historical drama Co-production with Austria 1958The Cheese Factory in the Hamlet Franz Schnyder Annemarie Düringer, Franz Matter Historical comedy It Happened in Broad Daylight Ladislao Vajda Heinz Rühmann, Gert Fröbe, Michel Simon Thriller Swiss-West German-Spanish co-production. Entered into the 8th Berlin International Film Festival. Georg Tressler Maximilian Schell, Barbara Rütting Drama Co-production with Liechtenstein 1959 The Model HusbandKarl SuterWalter Roderer, Silvia FrankComedy
1960s
Title Director Cast Genre Notes 1960Sacred Waters Alfred Weidenmann Hansjörg Felmy, Cordula Trantow, Hanns Lothar, Gustav Knuth Drama William Tell Michel Dickoff Entered into the 2nd Moscow International Film Festival 1961The Shadows Grow Longer Ladislao Vajda Hansjörg Felmy, Luise Ullrich, Barbara Rütting Drama Swiss-West German co-production 1962 The Constant Wife Tom Pevsner Lilli Palmer, Peter van Eyck, Carlos Thompson Comedy Co-production with West GermanyGoble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999 p.313 1963 1964 1965Diamonds Are Brittle Nicolas Gessner Claude Rich, Jean Seberg, Elsa Martinelli, Elisabeth Flickenschildt, Crime comedy French-Swiss-West German-Italian co-production 1966 1967The Unknown Man of ShandigorJean-Louis Roy Entered into the 1967 Cannes Film Festival 1968 Erwin C. Dietrich Kai Fischer 1969
1970s
Title Director Cast Genre Notes 1970Black OutJean-Louis Roy Marcel Merminod Entered into the 20th Berlin International Film Festival 1971The Light at the Edge of the World Kevin Billington Kirk Douglas, Yul Brynner, Samantha Eggar Spanish-American-Swiss co-production The Salamander Alain Tanner Bulle Ogier 1972Der Fall Kurt Früh Walo Lüönd, Katrin Buschor, Annemarie Düringer Drama The SurveyorsMichel Soutter Jean-Luc Bideau Entered into the 1972 Cannes Film Festival Daniel Schmid Ingrid Caven, Peter Kern, Harry Baer 1973 The Invitation Claude Goretta Jean-Luc Bideau, Jean Champion, Jacques Rispal, Michel Robin, François Simon, Cécile Vassort Won the Jury Prize at the 1973 Cannes Film FestivalThe Pedestrian Maximilian Schell Gustav Rudolf Sellner, Peter Hall, Christian Kohlund, Gila von Weitershausen Drama Swiss-West German co-production 1974General Idi Amin Dada: A Self PortraitBarbet Schroeder Biography Swiss-French co-productionThe Middle of the World Alain Tanner Olimpia Carlisi, Philippe Léotard Daniel Schmid Ingrid Caven, Peter Kern, Bulle Ogier 1975Assassination in DavosRolf LyssyPeter Bollag, Gert HauckeThriller 1976 Jack the Ripper Jesús Franco Klaus Kinski Horror West German-Swiss co-productionJonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000 Alain Tanner Miou-Miou Drama Krock & Co. Hans Heinz Moser Crime Shadow of Angels Daniel Schmid Klaus Löwitsch, Ingrid Caven, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Ulli Lommel Drama Entered into the 1976 Cannes Film Festival Wolf Kaiser, Hanna Schygulla, Uli Krohm, Günter Lamprecht Drama The Sudden Loneliness of Konrad Steiner Kurt Gloor Sigfrit Steiner Drama Entered into the 26th Berlin International Film Festival 1977ProvidenceAlain Resnais John Gielgud, Dirk Bogarde, Ellen Burstyn, David Warner Markus ImhoofGila von Weitershausen, Arthur Brauss, Niels ArestrupDrama Violanta Daniel Schmid Maria Schneider, Lucia Bosé, Lou Castel, Ingrid Caven, François Simon, Gérard Depardieu Drama Women in Cellblock 9Jesús Franco 1978 Alzire, or The New Continent Thomas Koerfer Monica Bleibtreu, Rüdiger Vogler, Hans Peter Korff, Wolfram Berger, François Simon, Roger Jendly Drama Swiss-West German co-production Ingold Wildenauer, Harald Leipnitz The SwissmakersRolf Lyssy Emil Steinberger, Walo Lüönd Comedy Highest-grossing movie in Switzerland until 1997 1979Der Chinese Kurt Gloor Hans Heinz Moser Crime Les petites fuguesYves Yersin Michel Robin Comedy Entered into the 1979 Cannes Film FestivalMessidor Alain Tanner , Drama Entered into the 29th Berlin International Film Festival
1980s
Title Director Cast Genre Notes 1980Matto regiert Hans Heinz Moser Crime Palermo or WolfsburgWerner Schroeter Swiss-West German co-production 1981The Boat Is Full Markus Imhoof Won a Silver Bear at BerlinThe Homeless One Villi Hermann Entered into the 13th Moscow International Film FestivalThe Inventor Kurt Gloor Bruno Ganz Entered into the 31st Berlin International Film Festival KassettenliebeRolf LyssyEmil Steinberger, Franziska OehmeComedyE nachtlang Füürland Clemens Klopfenstein Remo Legnazzi Max Rüdlinger, Christine Lauterburg Teheran 43 Aleksandr Alov, Vladimir Naumov Alain Delon, Curd Jürgens Soviet-French-Swiss co-production 1982HécateDaniel Schmid Bernard Giraudeau, Lauren Hutton Entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film FestivalLes Maîtres du tempsRené Laloux, Tibor Hernádi (technical director) Jean Valmont, Michel Elias, Frédéric Legros, Yves-Marie Maurin, Monique Thierry, Sady Rebbot Independent animated science fiction French-Swiss-West German-British-Hungarian co-production 1983The Death of Mario RicciClaude Goretta Gian Maria Volonté, Magali Noël, Heinz Bennent Won the Best Actor award at the 1983 Cannes Film FestivalEmbers Thomas Koerfer Armin Mueller-Stahl, Katharina Thalbach, Krystyna Janda, Matthias Habich Drama In the White City Alain Tanner Bruno Ganz Entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival 1984Dangerous Moves Richard Dembo Michel Piccoli Academy Award for Best Foreign Language FilmMan Without Memory Kurt Gloor , Hannelore Elsner Entered into the 34th Berlin International Film Festival 1985Alpine Fire Fredi M. Murer Derborence Francis Reusser Entered into the 1985 Cannes Film FestivalTanner Xavier Koller 1986 1987JenatschDaniel Schmid Michel Voïta, Christine Boisson, Vittorio Mezzogiorno, Carole Bouquet Screened at the 1987 Cannes Film FestivalRotlicht! Urs Odermatt Uwe Ochsenknecht Comedy 1988Broken Silence Walter Deuber, Peter Stierlin Ursula Andress, Paul Hubschmid, Lukas Ammann, Anne-Marie Blanc, Stephanie Glaser, Ruedi Walter, Hannes Schmidhauser, Mathias Gnädinger Thriller Die Dollarfalle Thomas Koerfer Uwe Ochsenknecht Crime La méridienneJean-François Amiguet Kristin Scott Thomas Screened at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival Nicolas Gessner Ben Gazzara, Mary Crosby, Jean Yanne, Ivan Desny, Christoph Waltz Thriller Swiss-Austrian-West German-French co-production 1989Bankomatt Villi Hermann Bruno Ganz Entered into the 39th Berlin International Film FestivalThe Favorite Jack Smight Maud Adams, F. Murray Abraham Leo Sonnyboy Rolf Lyssy Mathias Gnädinger, , Christian Kohlund, Dieter Meier Comedy Tennessee Waltz Nicolas Gessner Julian Sands, Stacey Dash, Ned Beatty, Rod Steiger Thriller
1990s
Title Director Cast Genre Notes 1990All Out Thomas Koerfer Dexter Fletcher, , Uwe Ochsenknecht Crime Angels Jacob Berger Entered into the 40th Berlin International Film FestivalJourney of Hope Xavier Koller Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film 1991Always & Forever Samir Entered into the 17th Moscow International Film FestivalBehind Locked DoorsAnka Schmid The MountainMarkus Imhoof Susanne Lothar, Mathias Gnädinger, Peter Simonischek Entered into the 41st Berlin International Film Festival 1992Children of the Open RoadUrs Egger Jasmin Tabatabai Bruno Ganz, Barbara Auer, Rolf Hoppe, Dietmar Schönherr Off SeasonDaniel Schmid Sami Frey, Geraldine Chaplin, Ingrid Caven, Andréa Ferréol French-Swiss-German co-productionClaude Goretta Jacques Perrin, Pierre Arditi, Gudrun Landgrebe, Julie Jézéquel 1993The Diary of Lady MAlain Tanner Three Colors: BlueKrzysztof Kieślowski French-Polish-Swiss co-production 1994Urs Odermatt Michael Gwisdek, Anica Dobra, Jürgen Vogel, Rolf Hoppe Jazz Daniel Helfer Pasquale Aleardi Three Colors: WhiteKrzysztof Kieślowski French-Polish-Swiss co-Production; premiered 29 JanuaryThree Colors: RedKrzysztof Kieślowski French-Polish-Swiss co-production; premiered 16 May 1995Adultery: A User's Guide Christine Pascal Before SunriseRichard Linklater Silent Night Dani Levy Entered into the 46th Berlin International Film Festival 1996Broken Silence FourbiAlain Tanner Screened at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival 1997Blue MountainThomas Tanner Entered into the 20th Moscow International Film FestivalDebt of LoveAndreas Gruber Sandrine Bonnaire, Rüdiger Vogler, Hanns Zischler Austrian-Swiss-French co-productionMarkus Imhoof Élodie Bouchez 1998Fögi Is a BastardMarcel Gisler Full MoonFredi M. Murer 1999Beresina, or the Last Days of SwitzerlandDaniel Schmid Satirical comedyScreened at the 1999 Cannes Film FestivalPas de café, pas de télé, pas de sexeRomed Wyder Dramatic comedyGeneral SutterBenny FasnachtWerner Bachofen, Hannes SchmidhauserHistorical
2000s