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Grounding: The Last Days of Swissair
Grounding: The Last Days of Swissair

Grounding: The Last Days of Swissair

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Drama

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

120 mins

Rating

5.6/10

Release Date

19 January 2006

Country

Switzerland

Cast

László I. Kish

László I. Kish

Moritz Suter

Michael Neuenschwander

Michael Neuenschwander

André Dosé

Gilles Tschudi

Gilles Tschudi

Marcel Ospel

Rainer Guldener

Rainer Guldener

Lukas Mühlemann

Katharina von Bock

Katharina von Bock

Jacqualyn Fouse

Matthias Mölleney

Matthias Mölleney

Matthias Mölleney

Hanspeter Müller

Hanspeter Müller

Mario Corti

Helmut Förnbacher

Helmut Förnbacher

Paul Stucki

Pasquale Aleardi

Pasquale Aleardi

Peter Landolt

Hans Heinz Moser

Hans Heinz Moser

Hanspeter Frieden

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