General Sutter
1999 Swiss film
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General Sutter is a 1999 Swiss historical film directed by Benny Fasnacht and starring Wolfram Berger, Werner Bachofen, Hannes Schmidhauser and Rahman Dalrymple. It is based on the life of John August Sutter, a German-born Swiss figure who participated in the American gold rush in the years before the American Civil War.
Directed byBenny Fasnacht
Written byCaroline Felix Brun
Produced byBenny Fasnacht
Starring
- Hannes Schmidhauser
- Wolfram Berger
- Werner Bachofen
- Rahman Deshongh
- Raul Subia
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| Directed by | Benny Fasnacht |
| Written by | Caroline Felix Brun |
| Produced by | Benny Fasnacht |
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| Music by | Philippe Blumenthal |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Language | German |
Music
The music was composed by Swiss composer Philippe Blumenthal and recorded in Prague with the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra and later released on a hard to find CD. It was Blumenthal's first orchestral score for a feature film.[1]
