---
title: 'Grüningers Fall (1997)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Richard Dindo'
released: '1997-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 100
genres:
  - 'Documentary'
countries:
  - 'Switzerland'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/gruningers-fall-1997'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0132198/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Grüningers Fall (1997)

1997 · 100 min · Documentary · Switzerland


## Synopsis

Grüningers Fall is a Swiss documentary film that was produced in 1997 for the Swiss television SRF. The film focuses on the events of late summer, 1938, when Paul Grüninger saved the lives of up to 3,600 Jewish refugees from Germany and Austria by enabling them to migrate 'illegally' to Switzerland by pre-dating their visas.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Richard Dindo](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-dindo)
- **Screenplay:** [Richard Dindo](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-dindo)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Arvo Pärt](https://cinepixo.com/people/arvo-part)
- **Director of Photography:** [Pio Corradi](https://cinepixo.com/people/pio-corradi)

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