Pestalozzi's Mountain (1989)

  • NR
  • 02/15/1989 (DE)
  • Drama
  • 1h 59m

Overview

In the 1770s, Swiss farmer Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi established a school for poor orphaned children in the Aargau. Up to total exhaustion he sacrificed himself for his pedagogical theories. Five years later, the project of the idealistic educator failed after bloody attacks of the French. In retrospect, the disappointed Pestalozzi experiences the last few months with "his" children.

Peter von Gunten

Director, Writer

Lukas Hartmann

Screenplay, Novel

Peter Schneider

Writer

Cast

Gian Maria Volonté's headshot

Gian Maria Volonté

Pestalozzi
Rolf Hoppe's headshot

Rolf Hoppe

Zehender
Heidi Züger's headshot

Heidi Züger

Mädi
Christian Grashof's headshot

Christian Grashof

Zschokke
Michael Gwisdek's headshot

Michael Gwisdek

Perrault
Corinna Harfouch's headshot

Corinna Harfouch

Juliette Benoit
Silvia Jost's headshot

Silvia Jost

Magd
Angelica Ippolito's headshot

Angelica Ippolito

Anna Pestalozzi

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