Fortress of Peace

Category: Documentary
Wehrhafte Schweiz is a Swiss Army propaganda film, made for the Expo 64 national exhibition in the then-prevailing spirit of geistige Landesverteidigung, "cultural national defense". It portrays the Swiss Army fighting against an unnamed, unseen enemy, using heavy weapons such as flamethrowers, artillery, tanks and bomber aircraft. After the enemy is repelled, the film closes with idyllic shots of beautiful Swiss landscapes. The 20-minute film was shot using the latest action film techniques in the Cinerama format on expensive MCS-70 Super Panorama 70mm stock. (Wikipedia)
Status: Released IMDb
Release date: 1964-10-25
Run time: 20 minute / 0:20
Director: John Fernhout
Production Companies : Farner-Looser Films, Cinerama Productions
Production Country: Switzerland

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Directing
John Fernhout Director

Writing
Rudolf Farner Writer
Hans Looser Writer

Production
Lothar Wolff Producer

Sound
Robert Blum Music

Crew
Robert Gaffney Cinematography

Writing
John Fernhout Writer

Crew
Tony Braun Cinematography

Writing
Gustav Däniker Writer





















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