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The Traitor (2024)

Original title: Landesverräter

2024-10-24 · 1h 56m · DE
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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.

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Michael KrummenacherDirector, WriterSilvia WolkanWriter

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Dimitri KrebsDimitri KrebsErnst SchrämliFabian HinrichsFabian HinrichsAugust SchmidLuna WedlerLuna WedlerGerti ZanelliStefan GubserStefan GubserRoman GrafErnst C. SigristErnst C. SigristEgon SchrämliJonathan FerrariJonathan FerrariMax HofstätterRoger BonjourRoger BonjourCaptain KellerFlurin GigerFlurin GigerJohann RiebliRobert Hunger-BühlerRobert Hunger-BühlerRichter WengSina MartensSina MartensElse SchmidPierre SiegenthalerPierre SiegenthalerPolice Captain SeilerStéphane MaederStéphane MaederKonrad Zanelli

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Genre affinityDrama · HistoryDialogue densityDramaDirector preference831912Actor preference2170937 · 417694 · 282097Country preferenceChDecade preference2020

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What is The Traitor about?

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.

How long is The Traitor?

The Traitor has a runtime of 116 minutes.