''General Sutter'' is a 1999 Swiss
historical film
A historical drama (also period drama, costume drama, and period piece) is a work set in a past time period, usually used in the context of film and television. Historical drama includes historical fiction and romances, adventure films, and swa ...
directed by
Benny Fasnacht and starring
Werner Bachofen,
Hannes Schmidhauser and
Rahman Dalrymple. It is based on the life of
John August Sutter, a German-born Swiss figure who participated in the American
gold rush
A gold rush or gold fever is a discovery of gold—sometimes accompanied by other precious metals and rare-earth minerals—that brings an onrush of miners seeking their fortune. Major gold rushes took place in the 19th century in Australia, New Z ...
in the years before the
American Civil War
The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by states th ...
.
Official Website with trailer*
1999 films
1990s biographical films
1990s historical films
Swiss biographical films
Swiss historical films
1990s German-language films
Films set in the 19th century
Films set in California
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