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The Boat Is Full
The Boat Is Full

The Boat Is Full

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During World War II, Switzerland severely limited refugees: "Our boat is full." A train from Germany halts briefly in an isolated corner of Switzerland. Six people jump off seeking asylum: four Jews, a French child, and a German soldier. They seek temporary refuge with a couple who run a village inn. They pose as a family: the deserter as husband, Judith as his wife, an old man from Vienna as her father, his granddaughter and the French lad, whom they beg to keep silent, as their children. Judith's teenage brother poses as a soldier. The fabrication unravels through chance and the local constable's exact investigation. Whom will the Swiss allow to stay? Who gets deported?

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

101 mins

Rating

6.3/10

Release Date

15 January 1981

Country

Austria

Cast

Tina Engel

Tina Engel

Judith Krueger

Hans Diehl

Hans Diehl

Hannes Krueger

Mathias Gnädinger

Mathias Gnädinger

Franz Flueckiger

Curt Bois

Curt Bois

Lazar Ostrowskij

Martin Walz

Martin Walz

Olaf Landau

Ilse Bahrs

Ilse Bahrs

Mrs. Ostrowskij

Gerd David

Gerd David

Karl Schneider

Simone

Simone

Gitty

Laurent

Laurent

Maurice

Renate Steiger

Renate Steiger

Anna Flueckinger

Michael Gempart

Michael Gempart

Landjäger Bigler

Klaus Steiger

Klaus Steiger

Reverend Hochdorfer

Alice Bruengger

Alice Bruengger

Frau Hochdorfer

Otto Dornbierer

Otto Dornbierer

Otti

Monika Koch

Monika Koch

Rosemarie

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