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General Sutter (DVD) (*)

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Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Subtitles )
German ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
German ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Switzerland ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
92 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 1999 and produced in:
Switzerland ( Germany, Central Europe )

Directed By:
Benny Fasnacht

Written By:
Caroline Felix Brun

Actors:
Werner Bachofen ..... John A. Sutter (young man)
Wolfram Berger ..... Frank Buchser
Rahman Dalrymple ..... James Marshall
Hannes Schmidhauser ..... John A. Sutter

Synopsis:

In June of 1866, while in Washington to pursue reparations from Congress for property losses during the Gold Rush, Swiss-born John Sutter sits for a portrait that still hangs in Solothurn. As Frank Buchser paints, Sutter relates his life story: his childhood, apprenticeship, early marriage, business failures, and departure to America, alone, in the late 1830s. He establishes his business empire in what becomes Sacramento, losing out again when gold is discovered at a mill he's building, his lands to be trampled by the world rushing in. Nearly 20 years later, reunited with his wife and living in New York, dignified and without regrets, he futilely lobbies Congress.

Washington, D.C., June 12, 1866, one year after the end of the Civil War: in a studio located in the capital's center, Frank Buchser paints a portrait of the famous Swiss emigré, General Sutter. While Sutter poses, he relates his impressive life story to the artist.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 22 December, 2011.

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