The Traitor

Overview

Hoping to become a great singer in Germany, a young dreamer named Ernst Schrämli finds himself drawn into underhand dealings. Determined to escape a suffocating environment that annihilates any kind of creative or artistic impetus, Ernst sells information about the Swiss army to a Nazi spy by the name of August Schmid, who charms and manipulates him. When Ernst’s crime is uncovered, he is sentenced to death for espionage and treason, becoming the first Swiss citizen to be executed.

Directed by Michael Krummenacher

Top cast

Dimitri Krebs

Ernst Schrämli

Fabian Hinrichs

August Schmid

Luna Wedler

Gerti Zanelli

Stefan Gubser

Roman Graf

Ernst C. Sigrist

Egon Schrämli

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Jonathan Ferrari

Max Hofstätter

Roger Bonjour

Captain Keller

Flurin Giger

Johann Riebli

Robert Hunger-Bühler

Richter Weng

Sina Martens

Else Schmid

Pierre Siegenthaler

Police Captain Seiler

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Stéphane Maeder

Konrad Zanelli

Rainer Wöss

Consul Weyrauch

Christian Kaiser

City Councilor Gerber

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Christoph Lanz

Councilor of States Favre

Matthias Britschgi

Otto Schrämli

Klaus Brömmelmeier

Pfänder

Vilmar Bieri

Arzt

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Stephan Beyeler

Bauer

F

Fleur Bremmer

Ingrid Schmid

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