---
title: 'The Inventor (1980)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Kurt Gloor'
released: '1980-10-25'
runtime_minutes: 99
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'Switzerland'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-inventor-1980'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080691/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Inventor (1980)

1980 · 99 min · Drama, Comedy · Switzerland

Original title: Der Erfinder

## Synopsis

The Inventor is a 1980 Swiss drama film directed and written by Kurt Gloor. Based on a play by Hansjörg Schneider, it stars Bruno Ganz as Jakob Nüssli, a pacifist farmer and inventor during the First World War. The film won the OCIC Award at the San Sebastián International Film Festival and was nominated for the Golden Bear at Berlin and the Gold Hugo at Chicago.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Kurt Gloor](https://cinepixo.com/people/kurt-gloor)
- **Screenplay:** [Kurt Gloor](https://cinepixo.com/people/kurt-gloor), [Hansjörg Schneider](https://cinepixo.com/people/hansjorg-schneider)
- **Producer:** [Kurt Gloor](https://cinepixo.com/people/kurt-gloor)
- **Director of Photography:** [Franz Rath](https://cinepixo.com/people/franz-rath)

## Cast

- [Bruno Ganz](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruno-ganz)
- [Walo Lüönd](https://cinepixo.com/people/walo-luond)
- [Verena Peter](https://cinepixo.com/people/verena-peter)
- [Inigo Gallo](https://cinepixo.com/people/inigo-gallo)
- [Erwin Kohlund](https://cinepixo.com/people/erwin-kohlund)
- [Ettore Cella](https://cinepixo.com/people/ettore-cella)
- [Mathias Gnädinger](https://cinepixo.com/people/mathias-gnadinger)

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