Grounding: The Last Days of Swissair

2006 2h 0m DE

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6.2

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★6.2TMDB · 13

Drama

Synopsis

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The demise of airline Swissair in 2001 was a huge blow to Switzerland's economy and to the country's morale. It was a sad day for Swiss history when the airline's fleet was grounded on 2 October 2001. "Grounding" is set during the last days of the doomed airline, and tells the story of manager Mario A. Corti's unhappy fate, the last, unlucky CEO at the traditional airline company, as well as of all those nameless people who lost almost everything in the maelstrom of Swissair's downfall: their job, home and their belief in Switzerland.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

László I. Kish
Moritz Suter
Michael Neuenschwander
André Dosé
Gilles Tschudi
Marcel Ospel
Rainer Guldener
Lukas Mühlemann
Katharina von Bock
Jacqualyn Fouse
Matthias Mölleney
Matthias Mölleney
Hanspeter Müller
Mario Corti
Helmut Förnbacher
Paul Stucki

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Michael Steiner
Writers: Michael Steiner, René Lüchinger, Tobias Fueter
Languages: German, English, Italian
Countries: Switzerland

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ERA

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Released 20 years ago.

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2 / 6

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: German, English, Italian.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 6

CAST

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László I. Kish and Michael Neuenschwander and Gilles Tschudi carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0449959 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

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Only 13 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Michael Steiner directs. Produced in Switzerland. Dialogue in German, English, Italian.

Trivia

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1Released 20 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: German, English, Italian.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4László I. Kish and Michael Neuenschwander and Gilles Tschudi carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0449959 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 13 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.