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Switzerland 1523. The mercenary Hansli Gyr returns with his soldiers from Italy to his home in the Oberland. They have fought for the Pope and now find a religious upheaval in Switzerland.
Direction
Günther treats Reformation like intimate family tragedy, not history lesson.
Acting
Stoll's Ursula carries impossible tension between desire and damnation.

Director
Egon Günther
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